In addition to documenting the cleaning of its general areas, Lakeland (Fla.) Surgical & Diagnostic Center also ensures cleaning of its ORs and procedure rooms are properly documented. The ASC ...

Propofol is used in the operating room to induce anesthesia. To maintain anesthesia, a continuous infusion of the agent via a separate syringe pump is the standard procedure for total intravenous ...

Like a well-oiled machine, hospital operating room protocol could always use a tune-up. ORs rely on several moving parts to conduct surgeries safely and efficiently, and all of the moving parts have ...

“All people involved must be impressed with the importance of the development project and the seriousness of the endeavor. They must be made to understand that violations of the procedures will have ...