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Say goodbye to skin injuries in
surgical patients
(October, 24-25; https://www.ormanager.com/say-goodbyeskin-injuries-surgical-patients/)
Efforts
to reduce hospital-acquired skin
injuries at a community hospital have had
lasting success with implementation of
the CMUNRO SCALE©, an initiative that
required cross-departmental cooperation.
Heather Kooiker, MSN, RN, CNL, CNOR,
CRNFA, is clinical nurse leader for surgical services and
RN fi rst assistant at Metro Health-University of Michigan
Health in Wyoming, Michigan.
Superior patient-centered care crucial
for complex outpatient procedures
(October, 29-31; https://www.ormanager.com/superior-patientcentered-care-crucial-complex-outpatient-procedures/)
Medicare
now reimburses many types of
outpatient procedures, some of which are
complex and invasive. Receiving cancer
treatment as an outpatient was a surprisingly
positive experience, and one that illustrates
why ASC leaders need to make patient
engagement a top priority.
Jeffry Peters is chief executive offi cer of Chicago-based
consulting fi rm Surgical Directions.
Surgical VAC mines new software for
deeper look at products
(February, 27-29; https://www.ormanager.com/surgical-vacmines-new-software-deeper-look-products/)
Transitioning
from
a paper-based data
and operations
management system
to one that uses
relational database
software helped
improve workfl ow and save money at Lahey Hospital and
Medical Center in Burlington, Massachusetts. A surgical
services value analysis committee led this transition.
Robert Dolan, MD, is vice chair, department of surgery;
Kristen Murphy, MBA, is director, surgical services; and
Edward Aiello is director of value analysis, supply chain.
ECRI Institute Perspectives
ECRI Institute has contributed articles to OR Manager for the
past several years. In 2019, we published the following articles:
* An undercover hazard: Beware of 'clean' mattresses
(February, 25-26; https://www.ormanager.com/
undercover-hazard-beware-clean-mattresses/)
* Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for 2019
(June, 18-21; https://www.ormanager.com/top-10patient-safety-concerns-2019/)
*
Proactive steps paramount for greater surgical stapler
safety (November, 22-23, https://www.ormanager.com/
proactive-steps-paramount-greater-surgical-stapler-safety/)
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Sterilization and Infection Prevention
* 'Noncritical' OR items deserve due diligence in
disinfection (March, 21-23; https://www.ormanager.com/
noncritical-items-deserve-due-diligence-disinfection/)
* What should you do if your sterilizer fails?
(June, 26-27; https://www.ormanager.com/what-shouldyou-do-if-your-sterilizer-fails/)
*
Is point-of-use treatment an integral part of your
sterilization process?
(October, 21-23; https://www.ormanager.com/point-usetreatment-integral-part-sterilization-process/)
*
Sterilization trumps high-level disinfection for semicritical
items (December, 17-19, 25; https://www.ormanager.com/
sterilization-trumps-high-level-disinfection-semicritical-items/)
Susan Klacik, BS, CRCST, ACE, CIS,
FCS, is clinical educator for IAHCSMM
(International Association of Healthcare
Central Service Materiel Management) and
a representative to AAMI.
Special Series: Enhanced Recovery
After Surgery
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols are
being used in many types of procedures. However, many
nurse leaders are new to ERAS and are seeking information
on how to incorporate this into their workfl ows. A series of
articles on ERAS from clinicians and other experts at Virginia
Commonwealth University in Richmond began in 2019 and
will continue in 2020.
* Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: The new standard
for perioperative care (October, 14-17; https://www.
ormanager.com/enhanced-recovery-surgery-newstandard-perioperative-care/)
*
The role of the OR in ERAS pathway implementation
(November, 18-21; https://www.ormanager.com/the-roleof-the-or-in-eras-pathway-implementation/)
*
Establishing quality standards for ERAS care elements
(December, 13-16; https://www.ormanager.com/
establishing-quality-standards-eras-care-elements/)
Authors include: Michael J. Scott, MB, CHB, FRCP, FRCA,
FFICM, professor and vice chair of research, department
of anesthesiology, and medical director, offi ce of clinical
effectiveness; Jeanette Amery, MSN, RN, AGACNPBC,
nurse practitioner, department of surgery, division of
transplant
surgery; Pranav
R. Shah, MD,
assistant
professor,
department of
anesthesiology;
Paula Spencer, MSHA, PMP,
CPHIMS, director, offi ce of
clinical effectiveness; Mary
Fain, PMP, program manager,
offi ce of clinical effectiveness.

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