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Shopping for Surgery - June 2015 - Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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1 8 O U T P AT I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E O N L I N E | J U N E 2 0 1 5 I D E A S T H A T W O R K I f gowns and gloves get opened during a procedure, but don't get used (and aren't soiled), don't discard them. Keep them in a central area. Staff or anesthesia can use them if they get cold, they can be used in non-sterile procedures or during cleaning and reprocessing. The same goes for any supply that you have in your custom packs (for example, towels). If they're unused during a procedure, try to find another use and recycle. Greg DeConciliis, PA-C, CASC Boston Out-Patient Surgical Suites WASTE NOT Recycle Unused Gowns and Gloves z SECOND HAND Why toss out gowns and gloves that are opened but unused? B efore you buy any type of equipment, you want to see it in action at a facility where it's in use, then trial it in your own ORs. You can save a lot of time and effort by looking up product demonstration videos online, at YouTube and other websites. Many manufacturers and even other facilities have posted such videos featur- ing a wide range of products, from which you can learn a lot about them and then decide which ones you'd like to travel to see during site visits or arrange temporary installations. Carolina Madrid, RN Digestive Health Endoscopy Center VIDEO VIEWS Shop Online With Product Demo Videos z WATCH AND LEARN You can find many product demonstration videos on YouTube and other websites. Fayetteville, N.C. cmadrid@cfcdd.net Waltham, Mass. decon42@hotmail.com

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