OR Manager - March 2019 - 1
MARCH
2019
Volume 35
Number 3
The monthly publication for OR decision makers
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Patient satisfaction
Surgical transfer unit allows
patients to bypass ED
Patient safety
Prioritizing patient safety
unites and empowers OR
team-Part 1
Sterilization & infection
prevention
'Noncritical' OR items deserve
due diligence in disinfection 21
Ambulatory Surgery Centers
ASCs react to 2019 regulatory
changes
24
Patient safety
17
OSA screening boosts patient safety
and bottom line
A
n estimated 22 million people
in the US have obstructive
sleep apnea (OSA), but up to
80% of cases are undiagnosed, and
some 30% to 40% of the surgical population
has diagnosed or suspected
sleep apnea.
More than 3 years ago,
the Joint
Commission issued a Quick Safety
document about the potential risks for
perioperative complications in patients
with OSA. Among its recommendations
was: " Consider adding sleep pattern
questions as part of a nursing assessment
upon inpatient admissions
and during surgical reviews. "
results of a 2018 survey of
1,222 perianesthesia nurses by Erwin
et al. suggests that practices are still
inconsistent when it comes to screening
and management of surgical patients
with OSA.
Yet
Recommendation vs reality
OSA is characterized by partial or complete
obstruction of the upper airway
during sleep. Untreated, it can lead to
comorbidities including apnea, hypoxemia,
hypertension, heart disease, cardiac
arrhythmias, myocardial infarction,
stroke, and sudden death.
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Disruptive innovation in supply chain:
Impact of Amazon Business and
technology, Part 2
S
upply chain is ripe for innovation,
as Amazon Business and technology
manufacturers have discovered.
In part 1 of this two-part series,
we focused on the company's role in
the supply chain (OR Manager, February
2019, 1, 9-12). In part 2, we look at
technology-related trends and innovations
that can improve the supply
chain, including what some experts
expect might happen in the future.
Automation through technology
One of the biggest
trends in supply
chain that will continue to grow in importance
is automation achieved
through technology. Automation reduces
work of nursing and supply chain
personnel and allows OR staff to get
out of the counting, ordering, and " putting
away " equation, according to Jamie
Kowalski, MBA, FACHE. " Nurses have
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