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 AORN's Perioperative Standards and Recommended Practices, 2013 Edition presents the first ever evidence-rated* recommended practices for safe perioperative care. 

These new recommended practices are now available in a variety of options to fit your needs--Book, CD, e-Subscription and as single chapters. 

Below you will find related resources for each of the new recommended practices: 

Sterilization

• Weighing the evidence for sterilization  
• Sterilization Recommended Practice: Based on Evidence (webinar replay)

Safe Environment of Care

• What can I find in the Recommended Practices for a Safe Environment of Care (webinar replay)

Sterile Technique

• Recommended Practices for Sterile Technique (webinar replay) 

Prevention of Transmissible Infections

• Recommended Practices for the Prevention of Transmissible Infections in the Perioperative Setting (webinar replay)
   

*These recommended practices have been evidence-rated using the Oncology Nursing Society Putting Evidence Into Practice (ONS PEP®) Model and the Johns Hopkins Nursing EBP Model. 

The 2013 edition also features updated content on: 

• Minimally Invasive Surgery
• Electrosurgery
• Fire Safety Policies and Procedures