How to effectively manage pain and nausea after surgery
"Surgery is a common medical procedure that can cause pain and nausea during the recovery process. Pain and nausea management is an essential aspect of postoperative care to ensure that…
The Surgical Counts Procedure – How to do it right
These recommended practices provide guidance to perioperative nurses in performing sponge, sharp, and instrument counts in their practice settings. Counts are performed to account for all items and to lessen…
Operating Room Issues That Are Avoidable
No matter the hospital or practice, operating room issues are bound to arise. In some cases, those issues can become huge detriments to the safety of both patients and surgical…
SURGICAL COUNTS
Overview/Procedure Description It is essential for the safety of the patient that a national standard for counting procedures be employed. Accountable items are instruments and other items, which by their…
Time-outs and their role in improving safety and quality in surgery
By Carlos A. Pellegrini, MD. A time-out, which The Joint Commission defines as “an immediate pause by the entire surgical team to confirm the correct patient, procedure, and site,” was…
Severe allergic reactions in surgery ’caused by antibiotics’
Antibiotics are the main cause of life-threatening allergic reactions during surgery, a new report suggests. The Royal College of Anaesthetists says more patients are claiming to be allergic to penicillin,…
NHS surgeon hid his HIV status sparking nationwide alert
By Steve Bird An NHS surgeon who kept his HIV infection secret because he feared he would be stigmatised triggered a nationwide search for people he may have contaminated, a…