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Clinical Issues—May 2020
Author(s) -
Kyle Erin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1002/aorn.13036
Subject(s) - perioperative , medicine , teamwork , implant , procurement , intensive care medicine , heat stress , key (lock) , surgery , risk analysis (engineering) , computer science , business , computer security , atmospheric sciences , marketing , political science , law , geology
THIS MONTH Using Failure Modes and Effects Analysis to improve special‐order implant procurement Key words: Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), implant procurement, special‐order implant, risk profile number (RPN), interdisciplinary teamwork . Heat stress among perioperative personnel Key words: heat stress, environmental conditions, task performance, surgical tasks, OR temperature . Venous thromboembolism prevention for bariatric surgery patients Key words: venous thromboembolism (VTE), prophylactic measures, bariatric surgery, risk factors, prevention protocol . Disinfecting case carts using ultraviolet light systems Key words: environmental cleaning, decontamination, case cart, ultraviolet (UV) light system, pulsed xenon .