EARN Cares

MARCH 24, 2022

Surgical nursing is unlike any other nursing specialty or unit. The operating room (OR) is a team based unit where patients undergo surgical procedures. Properly and safely positioning the patient for surgery to adequately expose the surgical site while preventing injuries and falls.

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BFW Inc.

AUGUST 1, 2022

Illumination Intensity Surgeons require consistent high-intensity illumination to obtain clear visibility of a surgical site, especially when operating in small, deep cavities. Until recently, only surgical headlights powered by Xenon light sources offered the intense level of illumination desired by surgeons.

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BFW Inc.

AUGUST 11, 2021

Low-quality lighting in the OR is a dangerous and avoidable hindrance to surgical procedures that can contribute to: Poor surgery outcomes. Eye and neck strain and high surgical staff turnover. High operating room administration costs due to surgery cancellations and lengthy block times. Increased malpractice claims.

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SpecialtyCare

OCTOBER 5, 2024

By partnering with SpecialtyCare, hospitals can reduce the risk of surgical site infections (SSIs) while improving the workflow and efficiency of their SPDs. SpecialtyCare provides hospitals with highly trained surgical assistants who work alongside surgeons to ensure that procedures are performed efficiently and safely.

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BFW Inc.

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Using sustainable products has never been more critical, and this applies in the operating room as well. Investing in sustainable surgical headlamps can bring more energy-efficient practices into your hospital or operating suite, reducing waste and the depletion of resources.

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MEDITEK

JULY 23, 2024

Indigo-Clean is an LED lighting technology that safely and continuously disinfects an operating room at a much more effective rate than current environmental disinfection methods. Indigo-Clean reduces surgical site infections (SSIs) by 73%. The post Are your operating rooms clean or are they Indigo-Clean?

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Endovision

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Because of these developments, medicine today is able to prioritise the importance of a well-illuminated surgical field with no shadows and minimal heat. There are three main kinds of surgical lighting you might see in the operating room, and in this blog post we’re going to break each one down to demonstrate its importance.

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Incision

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Surgical care is the product of numerous interprofessional interactions, reflected in several key multidisciplinary teams. vs 10.0%), longer operative times, and a longer hospital stay. And what lessons can we take from these to improve and support our own? What’s a Familiar Team?

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MEDITEK

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Our surgical equipment experts are knowledgeable about the needs of ORs and can help create a harmonious flow in the operating room. The operating room ceiling system is one of the most important (and expensive) pieces of real estate in your facility.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

OCTOBER 11, 2020

IN THE OPERATING ROOM: Mr. Doe will be asleep for the surgery, and Dr. A will be present the entire time. The operating room nurse presses down on Mr. Doe’s cricoid cartilage in his neck, to compress the esophagus and prevent any stomach contents from regurgitating upward into the airway. The sevoflurane is discontinued.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

The da Vinci surgeon sits at a console in the corner of the operating room, with his back to the patient and his face in a 3-D viewer, which gives a high-definition, magnified view of the surgical site. Robot surgeries take up more of an operating room’s most precious resource—time.

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BFW Inc.

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Test various surgical procedures to see which methodology would be the most effective in each patient’s unique situation. Video-Enabled Surgical Headlights For surgeons, visibility is essential. Blood absorbs a lot of light, so performing surgery requires focused illumination on the surgical site.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

OCTOBER 8, 2019

In contrast, other operating room professionals are usually relaxed and winding down at this time, because the surgical procedure is finished. The patient is going to rip their sutures out or have bleeding from the surgical site.” If the patient has an ET tube, it is usually removed.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

The surgeon intends to supplement your intravenous (IV) sedation with local anesthetic at the surgical site. I’d like to do this procedure in my office operating room, not in a surgery center or the hospital.” In an example of this scenario, the surgeon has a patient he’d only like to operate on in his office.

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The Circulating Life

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Sterility is fundamental to reducing surgical site infections. And having enough trays to support our surgical volumes means we’re not turning them over so quickly and so often, which can help reduce error and the wear and tear on the instruments. Sterile instruments are fundamental to surgery.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Before her surgery, Alexandra reclined awake on the operating room table. Her eyes were closed, and she was unaware I’d entered the room. As the general anesthetic fades and you awaken more, you may feel pain at the surgical site. Anesthetist options were limited. Life is a series of choices. Perfect,” she oozed.

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