20th Century: Making Major Medical Advances
A look at some of the surgical firsts and discoveries that occurred in the 20th century.
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By: Periop Today
Published: 1/10/2023
AORN has updated a record number of guidelines for a single year, and even added a new guideline—so there are eight updated topics that have significant changes to recommendations in the just published 2023 edition of the Guidelines for Perioperative Practice.
That’s why “it’s especially important this year to have the latest edition of the Guidelines,” according to Guidelines Editor-in-Chief Erin Kyle, DNP, RN, CNOR, NEA-BC.
Kyle says teams can benefit from comparing guideline updates against their facility policies, procedures and practices to confirm changes needed to align with current evidence-based practice. For example, the updated Guideline for Processing Flexible Endoscopes reflects new practices such as sterilization when validated and using disposable endoscopes or endoscope components to address ongoing concerns of residual endoscope contamination and pathogen transmission.
She also notes it’s important to review the new Guideline for Prevention of Perioperative Pressure Injury, with evidence-based practice updates such as using a periop-relevant risk assessment to reduce harmful and costly periop pressure injuries.
“Whether you are working in inpatient or ambulatory surgical care, your team members should be collaborating to understand these important practice updates and implement all of the 2023 evidence-based practice changes that are designed to improve patient and team safety,” Kyle stresses.
To help your team begin to delve into the print edition of the 2023 Guidelines, Kyle gave Periop Today a quick look at several key updates from each guideline to help streamline your process and make sure these critical practice updates are on your radar for safe surgery.
All 2023 guideline complementary implementation tools can be accessed through subscription at aornguidelines.org. Use this
resource to find education materials, gap analyses, policy and procedure templates, and more to incorporate these current AORN recommended practices into your perioperative practice.
A look at some of the surgical firsts and discoveries that occurred in the 20th century.
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