SpecialtyCare

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

This evolution has led to a growing demand for skilled professionals specializing in minimally invasive surgical support, ensuring these advanced procedures are conducted safely and efficiently. Ensuring Sterility and Safety: Upholding strict sterilization protocols to prevent infections and maintain a safe surgical environment.

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Platinum Meidcal Staffing

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

In the high-stakes environment of the operating room, a surgeon’s success is rarely a solo achievement. Surgical assistants, RNFAs (Registered Nurse First Assistants), and PAs (Physician Assistants) are critical team members who directly impact the efficiency and safety of every procedure.

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BFW Inc.

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Healthcare organizations may be deterred from using surgical cameras in the operating room for numerous reasons, including high equipment costs, potential workflow disruption, and patient privacy concerns. However, the impact surgical videos have on clinical performance, patient outcomes, and efficiency are invaluable.

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Incision

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Welcome back to our series on the inner workings of the Sterile Processing Department (SPD). In our previous article, "Sterile Processing and the Operating Room: Why Patient Safety Can't Be Rushed", we emphasized the importance of embracing the 4.5-hour In layman's terms?

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Platinum Meidcal Staffing

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Whether it’s a heart bypass or valve replacement, these procedures require precision and teamwork. Their role is crucial for ensuring a smooth operation, but what exactly do they do, and why are they so essential in cardiovascular surgeries? Surgical assistants work closely with surgeons to ensure safe and efficient procedures.

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Platinum Meidcal Staffing

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Traverse rectus abdominal muscle, flap (TRAM Flap), commonly used in breast reconstruction procedures, are intricate surgeries that demand precision and teamwork; for plastic surgeons performing these complex operations, having a skilled surgical assistant can significantly enhance the procedure’s success and efficiency.

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Platinum Meidcal Staffing

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Trans abdominal flaps, commonly used in breast reconstruction procedures, are intricate surgeries that demand precision and teamwork, for plastic surgeons performing these complex operations, having a skilled surgical assistant can significantly enhance the procedure’s success and efficiency. Learn more about our services here.

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Platinum Meidcal Staffing

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

A lumbar discectomy is a life-changing procedure for many patients suffering from back pain due to a herniated disc. While the surgeon performs the critical task of removing the damaged portion of the disc, surgical assistants (RNFA, PA, CSA) play an equally important role in ensuring the operation runs smoothly.

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Platinum Meidcal Staffing

AUGUST 29, 2024

The Crucial Role of Surgical Assistants in Plastic Surgery Surgical assistants are indispensable in the operating room, handling tasks that are critical to the success of any procedure. Intraoperative Assistance: Passing instruments to the surgeon, maintaining the sterile field, and assisting with tissue retraction and suturing.

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SpecialtyCare

OCTOBER 5, 2024

Sterile Processing Consulting 4. As a partner to healthcare facilities rather than a direct-to-consumer service, SpecialtyCare enables hospitals to deliver superior care while improving operational efficiency and patient outcomes. Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IONM) 2. Perfusion and Autotransfusion Services 3.

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SpecialtyCare

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Table of Contents Meet Alex A Passion for the OR A Journey of Growth Team Spirit and City Pride Rewarding Moments Encouragement for Future Colleagues Join Us in Celebrating Meet Alex As an Operating Room Specialist Manager (OSM), Alex has been with SpecialtyCare for nearly five years.

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EARN Cares

MARCH 24, 2022

The operating room (OR) is a team based unit where patients undergo surgical procedures. Each day, they are assigned to an OR and assist with the surgeries scheduled in that room for the whole day. Typically they are a team for the whole shift or until cases are finished in that room for the day.

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Platinum Meidcal Staffing

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

From prepping the patient and setting up the operating room to managing instruments and anticipating the surgeon’s next move, surgical assistants make the difference between a smooth procedure and a stressful one. They know when to pass the right tool, how to maintain a sterile field, and even provide insight during procedures.

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Transforming Outcomes

JUNE 26, 2020

When you think of the operating room (OR), what comes to mind? I first learned how to scrub – setting up the instruments and handing them to the surgeon during the procedure – and then I moved into circulating, a more typical RN role of providing direct patient care before, during and after the procedure.

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OpFlow

JULY 22, 2021

Submitted to Operations Research manuscript OPRE-2021-06-370 Vinayak Deshpande, PhD Nishanth Mundru, PhD Sandeep Rath, PhD Martyn Knowles, MD, MBA, FACS Benjamin C. Wood, MD, MBA, FACS ABSTRACT Surgical procedures account for over 60% of the operating cost of a hospital.

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SpecialtyCare

OCTOBER 12, 2024

You’ll play a role in life-saving surgeries, crucial monitoring during operations, and other tasks that ensure better health outcomes for patients nationwide. This role involves advanced technology and direct involvement in the operating room, providing vital support during complex procedures.

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Pima Medical Institute

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

This education path includes broader curriculum and more in-depth coverage of subjects like anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, surgical procedures and hands-on practical skills. Responsibilities in the Operating Room Surgical Technologists : Surgical technologists have a comprehensive role.

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SpecialtyCare

OCTOBER 10, 2023

I chose this role because it’s a way to make a difference in surgery that truly can help patients get back to their day-to-day lives since we specialize in minimally invasive procedures,” says Austin. “I The operating room is no stranger to me and is a place I enjoy spending my time for work.”

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Trocar Supplies

AUGUST 21, 2023

Used by various professionals, autoclaves play a crucial role in ensuring the safety and well-being of both patients and practitioners. When it comes to surgical procedures, dental treatments, laboratory experiments, hormone pellet therapy, or the artistry of tattoos, cleanliness, and sterility are of paramount importance.

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Trocar Supplies

MAY 3, 2023

Between October 15, 2018 and March 31, 2019 the FDA received 159 device reports of infected duodenoscopes, snake-like cameras with a lighted end, used in procedures involving the pancreas and bile ducts. times as many duodenoscopes to deal with patient load because of the extra time required to keep instruments sterile.

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Trocar Supplies

AUGUST 9, 2023

Patients trust that your medical practice will be clean, organized, and sterile when it matters most. Expertise First and foremost, you should work with a disposable trocar provider that has specific expertise in the types of procedures you do and the kind of equipment you'll need.

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Blickman Industries

OCTOBER 22, 2020

However, the small changes and customizations made over time have a large impact on improving the procedures we have today. They were pioneering new surgical practices and were insistent on sterile conditions in the operating room. Our new CRT table was invented by an electrophysiologist to improve his implant procedure.

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OpFlow

JANUARY 26, 2021

Wood, MD, MBA ABSTRACT: Introduction Surgical procedures account for 50% of hospital revenue and approximately 60% of operating costs. On average, less than 20% of surgical instruments are used during a case, and the expense for re-sterilization and assembly of instrument trays ranges from $0.51-3.01 Farber, MD ; Benjamin C.

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Incision

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Within a hospital, between 20 and 70% of this can be directly traced back to the operating department [ 2 , 3 ]. Daily, US operating rooms (ORs) generate up to 2000 tons of waste [ 4 ]. Even if all or most items remain unused, once open, everything is discarded after the procedure. per procedure. per procedure.

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Trocar Supplies

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Even thin blades made from surgical grade stainless steel hold up in difficult surgical procedures. It is relatively easy to sterilize for reuse, and it is even possible to neutralize prion particles on stainless steel surfaces with a photocatalytic decontamination procedure. It resists rust and corrosion. It is biocompatible.

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OpFlow

DECEMBER 9, 2021

These publications span all surgical specialties and hospital settings, the full spectrum of procedure types, across pediatric and adult services lines. The situation has now reached a point where sterile processing departments at almost every hospital across the country are stretched well beyond capacity.

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ARC/STSA

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Simulab demonstrated how educators can utilize their technology to assess students prior to their clinical assignments, providing both laparoscopic and open procedures to evaluate student readiness at the field and critical thinking. Surgical Science expressed integrated simulation technologies to transform educational programs.

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BFW Inc.

AUGUST 11, 2021

Modern surgical procedures are often highly complex, and surgeons must have clear visibility of even the smallest details while performing these procedures. Modern surgical procedures are often highly complex, and surgeons must have clear visibility of even the smallest details while performing these procedures.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

You take the elevator to the third floor and proceed to the locker room. The scrubs are enclosed in a device not dissimilar to a soda machine, and you need your ID to operate it. Because anesthesiologists do not scrub in a sterile fashion, it’s OK to wear your watch and ring., You leave your street clothes in your locker.

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The Circulating Life

OCTOBER 10, 2022

I’m frustrated with the sterile processing department (SPD). Priorities Surgery requires sterile instruments. But when you look at what gets priority within the department, is it the surgery itself, or is it what we need to make that operation a success? Without surgery and sterile procedures, SPD is unnecessary.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Optiflow Airvo 2 high-flow nasal oxygen device: (1) wire-heated circuit tubing; (2) hot plate-heated humidification chamber system; (3) nasal cannula; (4) oxygen inlet port; (5) sterile water supply. Dr. Patel has been a pioneer in bringing HFNO/THRIVE from the ICU into the operating room. The product was called Optiflow.

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ARC/STSA

JUNE 22, 2023

The ARC/STSA is proud to announce the recipients of the 2023 scholarship awards. This year, ARC/STSA awarded 10 student scholarships of $500 each and one $1,000 educator scholarship. Join us in celebrating these accomplished recipients, whose quotes are shared below. I have background as an EMT and aspire to work as part of a trauma team.

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Elmed

JANUARY 11, 2022

Over the past year there has been a lot of increased emphasis and attention placed on pre-cleaning surgical instruments at the point of use prior to transport to sterile reprocessing. Joint Commission then conducts their surveys/audits based on the standards that have been set for sterile processing activities. Section 7.3

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BFW Inc.

JUNE 17, 2021

Operating room inventory and equipment account for nearly 60% of total hospital costs alone. COVID-19 puts additional strain on hospital resources, due to the increased focus on sterilization and overcapacity of ICUs – improving hospital efficiency is a critical focus in response to these issues.

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Sullivan Healthcare Consulting

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

With costs increasingly shifting to patients and an aging population needing more procedures, ASCs occupy a uniquely competitive place in the healthcare sector. Let’s take a closer look at those elements: Clinical Considerations While hundreds of factors impact an ASC’s earnings, the clinical procedures it performs ultimately drive revenue.

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RASA Training

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Even in the very early stages of surgery when the local barber cut hair, shaved beards AND performed surgical procedures that the surgeon needed the extra helping hands of an assistant. Following this, the military formed a new profession called ORT (Operating Room Technician).

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The Anesthesia Consultant

AUGUST 29, 2022

The blood loss from the procedure left the queen dead from hemorrhagic shock. Julius Caesar himself was not born from the procedure, as his mother did not die during his childbirth—she lived until Caesar’s mid-40s. The first episode contained a gory scene of an awake Cesarean section. ” (Act IV. ” (Act V.

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