The effect of traffic patterns in the OR on surgical site infections.

abstract：:The incidence of acute appendicitis in the elderly will continue to increase as the elderly population enlarges. Because appendicitis is much more serious in elderly patients compared to younger patients, the care we render to elderly individuals must be optimal, and recent improvements in care have dropped mortality ...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Horattas MC,Haught R

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A critical shortage of qualified central processing technicians and the opening of a new central processing department (CPD) were driving forces behind the development of a CPD technician internship program at one facility. Classes focused on the principles and practices of central processing, and an OR observation ga...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Speers AT

更新日期：2005-08-01 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：:Despite recent advances in perioperative patient care, postsurgical pain continues to be undermanaged. There is increasing acceptance of the concept that effective postsurgical pain management is best achieved through combined use of more than one analgesic agent or technique, and overreliance on opioids produces unwa...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Montgomery R,McNamara SA

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large number of vaginal hysterectomies are performed on an outpatient basis through ambulatory surgery units (ASU). Recognizing this trend, we researched the possibility of performing vaginal hysterectomies in our ASU and developed an outpatient vaginal hysterectomy protocol. The preoperative and postoperative educa...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Bran DF,Spellman JR,Summitt RL Jr

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estimates indicate that one million patients who smoke present annually in the United States for some form of surgical intervention. Smoking is a known cause of respiratory complications, hemodynamic fluctuations, and delayed wound healing. A literature search revealed a small number of available studies that address ...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Lauerman CJ

更新日期：2008-03-01 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：:Surgical smoke is generated when tissue vaporizes from the use of various energy-generating devices (eg, electrosurgery units, lasers). Surgical smoke contains toxic gases and vapors that can be hazardous to patients and perioperative staff members. In addition to ocular and upper respiratory tract irritation, surgica...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： York K,Autry M

更新日期：2018-06-01 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：:Effective on-call clinical staffing is critical to providing perioperative services to patients requiring emergency surgical care. Without careful monitoring of continuous work hours and hours worked per week, staffing practices can adversely affect the ability of personnel to function and provide care. Managers and p...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Olmstead J,Falcone D,Lopez J,Mislan L,Murphy M,Acello T

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reports by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) have brought patient safety concerns to the forefront in many health care facilities. The IOM and other organizations have said that increased use of technology has the potential to increase patient safety. This article looks at the reasons behind the increase in health care ...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Cobb D

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the most troublesome ethical dilemmas that perioperative nurses face is do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders for surgical patients. The principles of futility, informed consent, autonomy, and beneficence underpin ethical decision making about DNR orders in surgical patients. ...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Jacobson BS

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:• Bowel isolation technique in minimally invasive surgery Key words: minimally invasive surgery, bowel isolation technique, bowel resection. • Covering hair that has escaped a surgical cap Key words: OR attire, head covering, sterile technique. • Surgical head coverings Key words: skull caps, bouffant caps, quality co...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Fearon MC

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 500,000 surgical site infections (SSIs) occur each year in the United States. The purpose of this study was to determine if the bacteria most frequently involved in SSIs could be found on telephones in the OR. Twenty-six cultures were taken from telephones in 14 ORs and two substerile rooms at a large te...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Nelson J,Bivens A,Shinn A,Wanzer L,Kasper C

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical smoke is formed when energy-generating devices (ie, electrosurgery units, lasers, powered instruments) raise the intracellular temperature of tissue to at least 100º C (212º F), causing tissue vaporization in the form of surgical smoke. Surgical smoke contains components that are known health hazards, such as...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Spruce L

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer of the tongue is the second most common oral cavity malignancy seen in the general population. When otolaryngologists decide to treat patients surgically, perioperative nurses must institute special nursing interventions directed toward patients' tongue reconstruction procedures and rehabilitation. Surgical man...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Truelson JM,Pearce AN

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of preemptive analgesia is to reduce postoperative pain, contributing to a more comfortable recovery period and reducing the need for narcotic pain control. The efficacy of preemptive analgesia remains controversial. This systematic review of the literature evaluated the efficacy of nonsteroidal anti-infla...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Penprase B,Brunetto E,Dahmani E,Forthoffer JJ,Kapoor S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health care-associated infections (HAIs) have received national attention because of recent news stories in print and on television. many states have mandatory reporting requirements for hospital HAI rates, and as of October 1, 2008, Medicare no longer will pay for certain HAI-related costs. Collaboration among health...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Arias KM

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth arrests may occur after fractures, burns, and frostbite injuries, but children generally have a better prognosis from most hand and forearm injuries than adults. Stiffness is less frequent, open wounds heal faster, remodeling of angular deformities may occur, and nerve recovery following repair is significantly...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Davis JL,Crick JC

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suction lipolysis is a technique of blunt aspiration of fat that allows contouring and shaping of fatty distributions in a variety of areas of the body. Sufficient experience with the technique exists so that it may be considered an acceptable and safe procedure in the armamentarium of the plastic and reconstructive s...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Grossman JA

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hospitalization and surgery are stressful experiences for children and their parents. In recent years, pediatric health care has shifted toward family-centered care that is based on close and continuous involvement of the child's family members. To shape and improve how pediatric care is delivered, health care provide...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Kristensson-Hallström I

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors investigated music as a method to reduce ambulatory surgery patients' preoperative anxiety. They assigned 42 patients to either an experimental or a control group and compared the patients' vital signs and self-reports of anxiety, which were measured using the state portion of the State-Trait Anxiety Inven...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Augustin P,Hains AA

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ethics is a set of moral principles or values--a guiding philosophy for behavior. Ethical dilemmas in the health care setting occur daily. Perioperative nurse managers need to consider basic ethical principles when resolving these dilemmas, and they must keep in mind that solutions need to serve the best interests of ...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Kuhn JE

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A culture of patient safety requires commitment and full participation from all staff members. In 2008, results of a culture of patient safety survey conducted in the perioperative division of the Lehigh Valley Health Network in Pennsylvania revealed a lack of patient-centered focus, teamwork, and positive communicati...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Johnson HL,Kimsey D

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PATIENTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED multiple traumatic injuries present one of the greatest challenges for perioperative teams. IN A TRAUMA PATIENT who is hemorrhaging, increased risk of death arises from a vicious cycle of hypothermia, coagulopathy, and metabolic acidosis known as the triad of death. A STAGED SURGICAL APPR...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： McArthur BJ

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Though often difficult, ethical decision making is necessary when caring for surgical patients. Perioperative nurses have to recognize ethical dilemmas and be prepared to take action based on the ethical code outlined in the American Nurses Association's (ANA's) Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements. ...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Seifert PC

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this needs assessment was to determine which waiting area amenities family members deem important to make them comfortable when waiting for news about surgical patients. A literature review was conducted, perioperative staff members were interviewed and surveyed, and family members were interviewed and ...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Carmichael JM,Agre P

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When a urinary catheter is not inserted using proper technique, becomes unclean, or remains in place for too long, microorganisms can travel through the catheter lumen or along the outside of the catheter and infect the bladder or kidneys, resulting in a catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI). Urinary tra...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Clayton JL

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Individuals with debilitating facial injuries and deformities have achieved significant improvement of aesthetic form and function after undergoing a face transplantation. The involvement of surgical technologists and perioperative nurses in the care of the recipient and donor plays a critical role in the success of t...

journal_title：AORN journal

authors： Sweeney N,Allen K,Miller B,Nolan T,Sheerin K

更新日期：2017-07-01 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