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operating room
Most OR fires include oxygen and either electrocautery or lasers
Sponges, needles, and gauze are the most common surgical items negligently left behind in patients' bodies
Retained surgical items are sentinel or never events, but they still happen regularly
Around 600 patients annually are injured by surgical fires in the U.S.
More surgeries are now performed at ambulatory surgery centers than hospitals
Learn the secret shell game that occurs daily at many major hospitals
Safe anesthesia care requires proper planning by an anesthesiologist
Learn why the most dangerous part of a laparoscopic surgery is usually at the beginning
Hospitals and operating rooms must have surgical time-out policies and procedures in place to prevent this type of never-event error
A simple, inexpensive test can identify cardiovascular risks that could make surgery dangerous