Anaesthesia News

JANUARY 31, 2024

Immediately communicate to the surgery team and the operating room (OR) staff that the patient’s status may be compromised. Immediately order laboratory tests, including arterial blood gases, electrolytes, basic metabolic panel (BMP), and complete blood count (CBC) 14. Decrease anesthetic depth 4.

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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. According to an NBC News report from Denver at the time of the incident: John Kraswoski knew spine surgery wouldn’t be easy. after reprocessing.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2022

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. The patients at risk were treated at the surgery center between Jan. The state closed the surgery center on Sept. 1 and Sept.

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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. 2 Outpatient Surgery, June 5, 2018 3 Op. after reprocessing.1 1 NBC News 9, Denver, Colorado. 4 AAMI Standards, www.

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