Surgical smoke is the dangerous byproduct of the energy-generating devices used in surgical procedures. During laparoscopic cases, surgical smoke must be removed to maintain field of vision and to protect patients and staff from exposure, but how do you evacuate surgical smoke and still maintain the pressure needed for the laparoscopic procedure? We’re going to…
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“Centralization requires a team with the right combination of expertise and experience to advance the process with speed, accuracy, and efficiency.” In today’s episode, Bryan shares how to identify the right personnel for your team – Tune in to find out! ๐กIn this weekly series we’re learning from industry expert ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐, ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฃ, ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ…
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How often have you been asked to apply abdominal pressure during a colonoscopy? This practice isn’t just tough on the teamโit also poses serious risks to both the staff and the patient. Join us in this First Case Vendor SpotlightTM as we learn about colonoscopies and as we explore the very real dangers of manually…
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As health systems move to reprocess at a centralized location, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ-๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. There are also considerations for logistics that impact the typical 5-6 hours required to reprocess an instrument set. Current inventory levels may need to be augmented and in today’s episode, ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐…
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In this ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ of First Case, we sit down with Connie Hall, Endoscopy Supervisor at the University of Missouri, to learn more about colonoscopies and to uncover a serious risk to patients and staff. Tune in as Connie discusses how colonoscopies have evolved during her 35+ years in healthcare, including equipment advancements and…
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