In-Procedure Laboratory Test Procedure Surgery 
Elmed
MARCH 10, 2021
On May 10, 2018 Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver, Colorado had to cancel all surgeries for a week due to contaminated surgical instruments being found in the O.R. Recent infection control lapses due to non-compliance with recommended reprocessing procedures highlight a critical gap in patient safety.” after reprocessing.
Elmed
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
Recent infection control lapses due to non-compliance with recommended reprocessing procedures highlight a critical gap in patient safety.” 1 Regretfully, even after this major Health Alert Advisory from the CDC, we have continued to see reports of contaminated instruments causing canceled surgeries, patient harm and even patient deaths.
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Elmed
APRIL 21, 2021
Specifically “ On May 10, 2018 Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver, Colorado had to cancel all surgeries for a week due to contaminated surgical instruments being found in the O.R. In an earlier blog we examined the report on a Denver hospital that had a large outbreak of contaminated surgical instruments (Elmed blog 47, March 10, 2021).
The Anesthesia Consultant
AUGUST 24, 2020
His laboratory tests and CT scans of his abdomen and chest are normal. He is scheduled for general anesthesia for the endoscopy procedure. Twenty minutes before his procedure, the anesthesiologist asks the patient if he takes any medicine or drugs. Cannabis use is common. Each year 2.6 This changes everything.
The Anesthesia Consultant
JANUARY 19, 2017
Their patients are obtunded on arrival to the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) after surgery, and they rely on the PACU nursing staff to complete the job of anesthesia wake up. Learn to perform medical procedures at the highest level. Enjoy your 10 minutes with each patient prior to surgery. Don’t be like that pathologist.
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