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Sterilization Error at Endo Facility Leads to Mass Blood Testing

Health authorities in Australia are contacting the patients of an endoscopy facility where equipment was not sterilized properly to tell them that they may have been exposed to blood-born diseases, according to The Daily Telegram newspaper. ...More
June 8, 2010
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Breaks in Aseptic Technique Require Review of OR Basics

Do you know what’s happening in your facility’s operating rooms (ORs) related to infection prevention and control practices? To get an idea of how well recommended practices are being implemented in the surgical suites across the U.S., sister publication ...More
March 22, 2010
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‘Smart’ Coating on Implants Could Prevent Infection

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a “smart coating” that helps surgical implants bond more closely with bone and ward off infection. When patients have hip, knee or dental replacement surgery, they run the risk of having their bodies ...More
February 3, 2010
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Medline to Distribute Only FDA-Cleared System to Both Count and Locate Surgical Sponges Left in Patients

MUNDELEIN, IL- Medline Industries, Inc., has been named the exclusive distributor for the SmartWand-DTXTM and SmartSponge® System, the only FDA-cleared systems using radio-frequency identification to both count and locate surgical sponges. The systems, created by ...More
January 18, 2010
Posted in News
Burnout and Mental Distress Strongly Related to Errors by U.S. Surgeons

ROCHESTER, MN — Major medical errors self-reported by American surgeons are strongly related to both burnout and depression. Those findings appear today in the online edition of Annals of Surgery. The Mayo Clinic-led study included collaborators from Johns ...More
November 23, 2009
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Cardinal Health, Patient Safety Technologies Enter Into Exclusive Distribution Agreement For SurgiCount™ Surgical Safety Products

DUBLIN, Ohio and TEMECULA, CA-- Cardinal Health and Patient Safety Technologies today announced that they have entered into a five-year exclusive distribution agreement to co-market the SurgiCount Safety-Sponge™ System, which helps prevent retention of sponges and ...More
November 20, 2009
Posted in News
Porter Hospital Reports No Medical Errors for Second Year in a Row

For the second year in a row, Porter Hospital reported no medical errors in 2008, as part of an annual report required by the Indiana State Department of Health. Meanwhile, Memorial Hospital of South Bend, which is planning a new hospital in Valparaiso, reported one medical ...More
August 26, 2009
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First Patient from Colo. ASC Infected with Hepatitis C

The Colorado Department of Health reported the first patient from Audubon Surgery Center in Colorado Springs to be infected with hepatitis C that may have contracted the disease from Kristen Diane Parker. ...More
July 24, 2009
Posted in News
CMS No Longer Covering Surgical Errors

On its Web site, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released three National Coverage Determinations stating it will no longer reimburse surgical errors. The rules go into effect on July 6. ...More
July 2, 2009
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Joint Replacement Patients with Diabetes Greatly Benefit from Controlled Glucose

Diabetics undergoing total joint replacement often are at a higher risk of experiencing complications after surgery due to various pre-existing health conditions. According to a new study published in the July 2009 issue of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS), ...More
July 1, 2009
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