How to Reduce Exposure Risk in the Operating Room
The purpose of this article is to evaluate and recommend current best practices related to safe handling of sharp instruments in reducing transmission of blood borne pathogens, specifically HIV, in the operating suite. The information in this paper …
The Vascular Surgery Operating Room
…room (A) offers a site for postprocessing of digitally obtained images. In this instance, it is adjacent to the endovascular operating room (B), and through the windows there is direct visualization of the procedures.The computer system is linked to …
Guy’s Guide to the Birthing/Delivery Room
The pending arrival of a baby is a wonderful time! It doesn’t matter what the circumstances, when a new baby comes into the world, it is a true miracle. As is expected, much of the focus in the delivery room is on the woman. After all, she is the on…
Clinical and Economic Considerations in The Use of Inhaled Anesthesia from The Perspective of Health-System Pharmacists and Anesthesiologists
…is supplement. The activity was supported by an educational grant from Baxter Healthcare Corporation. Medication use in the operating room (OR) is complex, and managing the medication use process in that environment may present a challenge to health…
Materials Management in Health Care Magazine
…gement, central service, administration, and clinicians. Regular issues contains essential information on infection control, operating room equipment, sterilization and infection control, product evaluation, distribution systems, state and federal re…
Operating Room Safe Practice Manual
The operating room is clearly one of the most hazardous environments in the healthcare delivery system. By definition, surgery is invasive. Instruments that are designed to penetrate patients’ tissue can just as easily injure the provider. Blood is …
Equipment World Magazine
Equipment World is dedicated for construction contractors, equipment manufacturers and dealers and providers of services and supplies to the construction industry. The magazine brings on staff-written news articles that include economic, legislativ…
Pollution Equipment News Magazine
Written exclusively for professionals who work with Hazardous Waste, Wastewater, Air and Water. Equipment and services for the air, water, wastewater and hazardous waste fields are completely discussed by Pollution Equipment News. Issues features in…
Information and Analysis of Asian Agriculture and Development
The Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development (AJAD) is an international journal that provides information and analysis on topics within the broad scope of agriculture and development. As the of?cial journal of Southeast Asian Regional Center for…
Rethinking Delivery Room Design Eases Labor
…ructed to lie in bed while their labor progresses. “[This] suggests that the labor for the women in this ambient or modified room was actually more effective than labor in the traditional hospital room,” Traditional birthing rooms have high beds for …