Same-Day Surgery – December 1, 2009
December 1, 2009
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January issue to include cost-saving ideas, report from annual salary survey
In next month's issue of Same-Day Surgery, we'll include our annual special focus on cost savings. -
Guidelines mean you'll be held to new standard of care for fire prevention
Do you think surgical fires happen a lot less often than wrong-site surgery or retained instruments? Think again. -
Surgeon to provide care to HIV/AIDS patients
An Austin, TX, orthopedic surgeon has agreed that he and his staff will not deny or withhold medically appropriate treatment from patients solely because they are HIV-positive, according to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). -
Surgery, illness don't boost seniors' cognitive decline
In new study published in the November edition of Anesthesiology, researchers examine a concern common among seniors and their caregivers: the occurrence of long-term cognitive decline following surgery or illness. -
NIOSH considers new glutaraldehyde limit
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is considering a revision to its glutaraldehyde recommended exposure limit (REL) and has issued a Federal Register notice asking for information on glutaraldehyde research, use, safety training, and manufacture (edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-22299.htm). -
Same-Day Surgery Manager: Grass is always greener at another surgery program
My company is in the unique position of managing freestanding surgery center, hospital outpatient surgical departments, and physician-owned surgical hospitals. -
The short-term risks of bariatric surgery
Long-term benefits from bariatric surgery have been definitely established. -
Links found to deaths after bariatric surgery
Veterans classified as superobese and those with a higher chronic disease burden appear more likely to die within a year of having bariatric surgery, according to a report in the Archives of Surgery. -
2nd office-based system OK'd for sterilization
Women who want a permanent form of birth control now have a new option. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Adiana permanent contraception system, manufactured by Hologic of Bedford, MA.