Cell Phones an Underappreciated Source of Contamination

Cell Phones an Underappreciated Source of Contamination

PATIENT SAFETY

It’s possible that anesthesiologists, clinicians, and other hospital staff can introduce infections into operating rooms unknowingly, via contaminated mobile devices.

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Best Practices
Intubation and airway management during lung-isolation procedures pose a series of challenges for even the most experienced medical team. Ambu’s double lumen tube can help, according to a new study.
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Supply Costs
Intubation and airway management during lung-isolation procedures pose a series of challenges for even the most experienced medical team. A new study shows how hospitals can save money using Ambu’s sterile, single-use product.
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Chest physicians are invited to "grow, connect and be inspired" at CHEST 2023 in Honolulu.

Patient Safety

Chest physicians soon will converge on Honolulu to teach, learn and reenergize at CHEST 2023.

Experts Debate Single-Use Duodenoscope Accessories

Preventing Infection

They agree on one thing: the design of reusable duodenoscopes make them to hard to clean correctly.

Single-use rhinolaryngoscopes surpassed their reusable counterparts when it comes to organizational benefits.

Performing Procedures

Clinicians perceived single-use rhinolaryngoscopes as having organizational advantages over their reusable counterparts.