The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently recommended that millions of Baby Boomers born from 1945 to 1965 get tested for hepatitis C virus so they can take advantage of new treatment options and reduce transmission of the leading…
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FDA: Surgeons not getting the point about blunt suture needles
June 26, 2012 – 7:34 am
A recent alert from the Food and Drug Administration adds some clout to the longstanding effort to get surgeons to use blunt suture needles to close fascia and muscle and to reduce sharps injuries in the operating room. Sharps injuries in the OR put both surgeons…
Surgeon: CMS survey won’t lower SSI rates
May 23, 2012 – 8:37 am
Memo to the Centers from Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) from a surgeon on the literal cutting edge of infection prevention in the OR: Hospitals and federal regulators should encourage the use of newer and safer types of surgery and…