The ex utero intrapartum treatment (EXIT) procedure for fetal head and neck masses.

abstract：:During the past 40 years, total knee arthroplasty (TKA) procedures have improved patients' pain, functional status, and overall health-related quality of life. Improved instrumentation and implant designs enable surgeons to make precise bone resection incisions that have made this a safer and more routinely performed ...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Hohler SE

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:AORN conducted its ninth annual compensation survey for perioperative nurses in June and July 2011. A multiple regression model was used to examine how a number of variables, including job title, education level, certification, experience, and geographic region, affect nurse compensation. Comparisons between the 2011 ...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Bacon D

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We formed an interdisciplinary team to create a standardized, evidence-based protocol that would reduce cesarean delivery surgical site infection rates at our tertiary teaching facility. The Joint Commission's current implementation guide for surgical site infections, although comprehensive, does not specifically addr...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Money L,Eyer M,Duncan K

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents a summary of literature published in recent years about latex allergy. The first article on allergic reactions associated with latex was published in Britain in 1979. Since then, the number of reported cases has increased. A wide variety of allergic reactions that range from contact dermatitis to...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Lopes MH,Lopes RA

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skill in managing immature employees is seldom learned in nursing management classes and is usually developed as a result of difficult experiences. A technique in which limits are set is most effective. As with other difficult management situations, the manager cannot expect immediate rewards. The immature employee wh...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Farabaugh NF,Davidhizar RE

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Until the development of implant endoscopy, the only method available to evaluate silicone-gel breast implants accurately for silicone leaks involved making a wide incision and visually inspecting the implant. Endoscopic magnification, however, allows an accurate diagnosis to be achieved rapidly and safely by using a ...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Stone J,Dowden RV

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A host of toxic substances exist in the OR. The toxicity of prep solutions, cleaning chemicals, common medications, and trace anesthetic gases varies greatly. Nurses use, direct others in the use of, or administer potential toxins while breathing air that may be contaminated to some degree with anesthetic vapors. Ofte...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Fiedler MA,Biddle C

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 1993 survey is the first step in a planned, systematic method of eliciting members' opinions, demographic information, and program preferences. The data collected will be used to analyze current programs and services and plan for the future. There are limitations to survey research. Questions may be deleted accide...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Foss J

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This descriptive, cross-sectional study in hospital ORs in İzmir, Turkey, assessed the environmental and physical ergonomic conditions that may place perioperative personnel at risk for injury or illness. We used an ergonomic conditions and risk factor description form to collect data in 58 ORs in nine different hospi...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Yasak K,Vural F

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OSTEOPOROSIS is a skeletal disorder that compromises bone strength, predisposing a person to an increased risk of fracture. An estimated 700,000 spinal fragility fractures, such as vertebral compression fractures, directly related to osteoporosis occur annually. KYPHOPLASTY, a minimally invasive fracture reduction pro...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Erickson K,Baker S,Smith J

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perioperative nurses have skills that lend themselves to sound financial decision-making, and during these difficult economic times, it is important to know how to secure earnings for the future. Key strategies include saving for retirement, consulting a financial advisor, investing in reliable vehicles, holding inves...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Yarkony K

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most of the experts agree: new technology, new laser applications, and new concepts of health care will keep the ambulatory surgery industry moving and growing. Statistics from the past seem to imply the same thing. Ten years from now we can reread this article and see if we were accurate. ...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Cruz LD

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Establishing a chapter nursing research committee can be a difficult task. Many perioperative nurses have not been exposed to research in their basic nursing programs or received graduate preparation in nursing research. This lack of exposure may result in disinterest in nursing research topics. This article explains ...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Yandrich TJ,McDermott D,Hensell MG

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery is a new approach that offers an alternative to open surgical ligation of the patient ductus arteriosus. Advanced video technology precise pediatric instrumentation, and innovative surgical techniques have facilitated the development of this approach. From April 1993 to February 19...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Valdes MP,Boudreau SA

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The careful attention that the day-surgery staff provides to the child who undergoes a motor point block procedure can reduce the anxiety of the parents and child and significantly contribute to the overall interdisciplinary care of the patient. The experience should be a positive one for the family and for the surgic...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Morrison JE Jr,Hertzberg DL,Gourley SM,Matthews DJ

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epinephrine and phenylephrine always should be used with extreme caution, especially in their most concentrated solutions. This is especially true in the OR where these medications are used for purposes involving extreme variations in doses and strengths. Although these medications may be handled and administered dail...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Beyea SC,Hicks RW

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) is a treatment option that directly irradiates a surgically exposed tumor or tumor bed while preventing radiation exposure of normal tissues. This article discusses the high-dose-rate intraoperative radiation therapy (HDR-IORT) technique by reviewing the roles of IORT team membe...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Gao S,Delclos ME,Tomas LC,Crane CH,Beddar S

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many current information management practices in the OR will have to change to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and meet Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations standards for managing health care information. Demands for accurate, timely, confidential, and secur...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Allender M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disasters disrupt everyone's lives, and they can disrupt the flow and function of an OR as well as affect personnel on a professional and personal level even though perioperative departments and their personnel are used to caring for trauma patients and coping with surprises. The Boston Marathon bombing was a new expe...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Hemingway M,Ferguson J

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because wrist arthroscopy is a relatively new procedure, at this point in time, it may be more valuable for diagnosis of wrist pain and mechanical disorders than for the treatment of them. It does, however, make the selection of proper surgical treatment more predictable. As more precise small joint instrumentation is...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Nichols CD

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:How can a five-suite OR be remodeled while providing continuous, cost-effective surgical procedures without decreasing workload? Such a question was met with an innovative answer at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Fresno, Calif. Deployable Medical System units were selected to provide surgical support. The decisi...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Etchells JL

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a provider of health care, the CRNFA is a viable solution for controlling rising health care costs. Working in collaborative practice with surgeons, CRNFAs are cost-effective for the patient and for the health care delivery system. The AORN proposal would extend Medicare coverage eligibility to CRNFAs for their sur...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Romig CL

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When addressing the impact of medical waste management and regulatory controls on the health care industry, it is important to remember that as long as modern medicine continues to maintain and sustain its current quality of life and wellness standards, industry will continue to generate various byproducts that have a...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Fay MF,Beck WC,Fay JM,Kessinger MK

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perioperative nurses administer some medications but are primarily responsible for obtaining, preparing, and documenting medications. Unlike personnel in many other patient care areas, perioperative personnel may not have immediate access to a pharmacist; this lack of pharmacy support can complicate medication adminis...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Spruce L

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many nursing programs removed perioperative education from their curriculum as early as the late 1960s, and perioperative nursing is now experiencing the consequences. Fewer perioperatively educated graduates are available, the workforce of experienced perioperative nurses is aging, and multiple career opportunities a...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Heckman R,Barnhill J

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 900 surgical site infections (SSIs) were reported to the Wisconsin Division of Public Health annually from 2013 to 2015, representing the most prevalent reported health care-associated infection in the state. Personnel at the Wisconsin Division of Public Health launched an SSI prevention initiative in Ma...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Borlaug G,Edmiston CE Jr

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ensuring patient safety under time pressure Key words: on-time starts, turnover time, briefing, team communication, delays. Holes in the outer layer of sterilization wraps Key words: package integrity, defects, sterilization wrap, contaminated item, sterile field. Changing surgical attire after smoking outside Key wor...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Seeman K,Ogg MJ

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The perioperative nurse must understand the temporal arteritis disease process and surgical procedure so that he or she may function as an integral member of the surgical team. Preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative nursing interventions are important and necessary to provide holistic patient care. ...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Kellar SJ

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Triple arthrodesis is the surgical fusion of the calcaneocuboid, talonavicular, and talocalcaneal joints of the foot. This is a palliative surgical procedure used to treat many painful hindfoot disorders (eg, clubfoot deformity, arthritis, Charcot's joint disease). Patient benefits include pain relief and improvement ...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Schramm CA,Hein SC,Cooper PS

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systematic reviews are used to gather information from a variety of sources and distill information based on best evidence synthesis, while also excluding poor quality studies via explicit validity checks. This article provides a roadmap to conducting a systematic review with the Cochrane Collaboration and uses an exa...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Lipp A

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00