Surgical site infections (SSIs) are not getting documented as often as they occur, and the financial toll could be staggering. Two experts presented about what can be done to reduce SSIs on this topic and then spoke with Infection Control Today at the Association for PeriOperative Nurses (AORN) held in San Antonio, Texas, on April 1-4, 2023.
Two investigators from Australia spoke with ICT about how management tools can overcome health care worker reluctance and implement OR safety improvements.
Since The Netherlands has the most rigorous standards for operating room air quality in the world, it was the perfect place to test if the air quality concept created by Maximuse fulfilled the governmental requirement. These results were presented the 2023 AORN conference.
NEWPORT Over the last ten months, Hillary Bathalon, LPN, has made it her mission to implement a smoke-free environment in North Country Hospital’s operating rooms. She researched a program through the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN) and educated all OR staff, surgeons, and anesthesiologists to complete the requirements for the Go Clear Award.