OR Manager - May 2020 - 1

MAY
2020
Volume 36
Number 5
The monthly publication for OR decision makers
SPECIAL ISSUE: COVID-19
COVID-19
The current pandemic and
its aftermath are discussed
in this exclusive issue of OR
Manager. Leading healthcare
providers and industry experts
offer advice for coping in the
immediate and near future.
Strong culture sustains
healthcare staff in 'good
and bad' times
Using algorithms to contain
surgical smoke and
aerosolized particulates
Triaging OR capacity amid
COVID-19: Lessons from
the field
Creative thinking shapes COVID-19
response to expected surge
4
17
22
Developing a COVID-19 Recovery
Plan for surgical services
25
he COVID-19 pandemic has created
unprecedented strains on
hospitals and healthcare systems,
leaving many organizations with
limited resources to care for severely
ill patients. States, regions, hospitals,
and health systems have had to reassess
their resources, identify bottlenecks,
and develop strategies for increasing
critical care capacity.
Creating the critical care capacity
needed for a surge in COVID-19 paT
COVID-19
Experts
address COVID-19 concerns
in AORN town halls
More COVID-19 news
Get the latest news about
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O
R nurses are being asked to
serve in positions outside the
operating room and experiencing
changes in their schedules, and
they are concerned about the uncertainty
surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.
To
support OR nurses during this
time of crisis, AORN has been holding
town hall Q&A webinars with infection
preventionists, perioperative practice
specialists, and other experts answering
questions from OR nurses.
They include:
* Amber Wood, MSN, RN, CNOR, CIC,
AORN senior perioperative practice
specialist, and a Fellow of the Association
for Professionals in Infection
Control and Epidemiology
* Karen deKay, MSN, RN, CNOR, CIC,
AORN perioperative practice specialist,
and the AORN representative to
the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) Healthcare Infection
Control Practices Advisory Committee
*
Terri Link, MPH, BSN, CNOR, CIC,
CAIP, FAPIC, AORN perioperative
education specialist and infection
preventionist
* Byron Burlingame, MSN, BSN, RN,
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tients requires creative thinking about
the allocation of space, staff, and supplies
and equipment.
SCL Health Lutheran Medical Center
in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, was anticipating
a surge in COVID-19 patients
over the April 11-12 weekend. In response,
they developed a surge staffing
plan, converted a postanesthesia care
unit (PACU) into an additional ICU, converted
an old ICU back into an ICU, and
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