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How “Surgery as Unusual” is Like Business as Unusual 

Goldfinch Health

It set the tone for transforming the company’s risk and safety culture. I used it again when I was calling workplace mental health and suicide prevention the next frontier in safety almost 15 years ago. The ERAS Society of the USA website provides sample standardized guidelines (protocols) for at least 21 distinct types of surgery.

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Bioburden and Biofilm: Know Your Enemy

Incision

Patient safety is at stake. The total number of viable microorganisms in a sample (or total viable count) is usually expressed in terms of colony forming units (or CFUs); the higher the count, the higher the burden. The twin concepts of bioburden and biofilm can strike fear into even the most battle-hardened of techs.