May 1, 2013
Escorts essential for ensuring postop patient safety
Before any elective surgery, patients are expected to arrange for an escort who will take responsibility for them at discharge—someone who will drive them home and possibly care for them as they recover from the effects of anesthesia.
Free Daily News
- Share your expertise! Topics, speakers sought for 2025 ORBMC
- FDA approves imaging drug for detecting cancer after lumpectomy
- Penn Medicine anesthesia, waste initiatives boost OR sustainability
- Survey assesses continued impact of Change Healthcare cyberattack
- WHO sounds alarm on potential spread of bird flu
- Allison Massari to deliver hopeful, empowering keynote address at OR Manager Conference 2024
- Neurosurgery trial: Early evacuation improves long-term hemorrhage outcomes
- Drug shortages higher than ever
- FDA announces class 1 recalls for premixed embolic, infusion pump software
- Academic medical centers identify performance-improvement priorities
© Access Intelligence, LLC. All rights reserved. | Privacy Policy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging