SAN DIEGO, March 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CareFusion
will showcase its comprehensive portfolio of solutions to
help improve operating room (OR) efficiency and
effectiveness at the 59th annual Association of
periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) Congress in New
Orleans.
"The OR will always be a critical focus area for our
hospital customers, as it often accounts for up to half of
a hospital's expense budget(1)," said Vivek Jain,
president of Procedural Solutions for CareFusion. "The
solutions CareFusion is showcasing at AORN help
hospitals enhance safety and quality, while improving
productivity in this increasingly complex OR regulatory
environment."
The perioperative solutions featured in exhibit booth #5125
include:
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Snowden-Pencer®
laparoscopic ergonomic take-apart instruments, which
enable clinicians to intuitively take apart and visually
inspect the instrumentation during cleaning to help
support sterility. The instrument line features the
Snowden-Pencer ergonomic ring-handle, which distributes
pressure more evenly and helps reduce the potential for
intraoperative hand fatigue, and a broad range of durable
insert and shaft components to meet specific needs for
laparoscopic procedures and accommodate surgeons'
preferences.
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V. Mueller® minimally invasive cardio-thoracic
instruments (MI-CT). A new line of
V. Mueller instruments for video-assisted
thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and minimally invasive
cardiac surgery (MICS), these MI-CT instruments feature
unique designs including a sliding-shaft to allow the
instrument to function through small incisions, as well
as a lightweight, ergonomic aluminum squeeze handle.
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Pyxis® Anesthesia System 3500 arm extension accessory
compatible with Codonics SLS 500i Safe Label System,
which delivers a complete solution for safe, compliant,
fast labeling of medication in the operating room through
the Codonics SLS 500i Safe Label System. It also improves
the syringe preparation workflow by automatically
printing American Society of Anesthesiologists
compliant full-color labels containing all The
Joint Commission required elements while the syringe is
being filled.
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Pyxis MedStation® ES system, the first product released
on the
Pyxis ES platform, CareFusion's next-generation
automated dispensing system that helps improve nursing
workflow and enhance medication safety with
enterprise-wide integration, centralized system
management and clinical efficiencies.
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Pyxis®
supply technologies, which can integrate with a
hospital's OR information system (ORIS) to help
clinicians reduce manual documentation by electronically
charting supplies, tissues and implants to ORIS case
documentation, as well as charging and reordering
inventory. Clinicians and administrators from Memorial Hermann
Healthcare System will also be in the CareFusion
booth at AORN to discuss Pyxis point-of-use automation in
the surgical environment.
"The installation of Pyxis technologies allowed
us to transform our supply chain from a very manual
program with a lot of variation into a just-in-time,
low-unit of measure program," said Chris Toomes,
director of Professional Services, Supply Chain Management,
at Memorial Hermann Healthcare System in Houston. "We
were able to standardize and streamline our
processes on our nursing floors and in operating
rooms, which led to higher nurse satisfaction and
lower costs. The Pyxis platform is quite simply the
lynchpin for our supply chain, which allows Memorial
Hermann to provide the highest quality care at the
lowest cost. We are excited to have this opportunity to
share our story in the CareFusion booth at AORN."
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ChloraPrep®
Patient Preoperative Skin Preparation. The unique 2%
Chlorhexidine Gluconate/70% Isopropyl Alcohol
formulation is a one-step, broad-spectrum antiseptic
that helps to significantly reduce microorganisms on the
skin that can cause infection.
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IMPRESS® instrument tracking system, a web-based
instrument management solution that helps track
instruments throughout the perioperative environment,
helping ensure the availability of surgical
instrumentation, reduce lost instruments and maximize
staff time and OR throughput.
In addition, CareFusion will showcase its surgical
clippers, Surgicept® and Triseptin® Surgical Hand Scrubs,
FloShield™ System, Pyxis ProcedureStation® system with
Tissue and Implant module and CareFusion
Knowledge Portal for Pyxis Technologies at AORN booth
#5125.
Also in the CareFusion
booth at AORN, the company will offer live
presentations and take-home self-study opportunities for
continuing education (CE) credit. Attendees can
participate in live presentations hosted by industry
professionals - entitled "Patient Skin Antisepsis: Why
Does it Matter?" and "A Clinician's Supply
Chain! What's That?" - or complete take-home
self-study guides on the subjects of surgical checklists
and tissue-tracking compliance. Each CE opportunity is
eligible for two hours of nursing credit.
About CareFusion
CareFusion (NYSE: CFN) is a global corporation serving the
health care industry with products and services that help
hospitals measurably improve the safety and quality of
care. The company develops market-leading technologies
including Alaris® infusion pumps, Pyxis® automated
dispensing and patient identification systems, AVEA®,
AirLife™ and LTV® series ventilation and respiratory
products, ChloraPrep® skin prep products, MedMined®
services for data mining surveillance, Nicolet™
neurological monitoring and diagnostic products, V.
Mueller® surgical instruments, and an extensive line of
products that support interventional medicine. CareFusion
employs more than 14,000 people across its global
operations. More information may be found at www.carefusion.com.
(1) "Why Total Perioperative Automation is Essential
for 21st Century Healthcare Systems." Christopher
Grover, Grover Group, 2006.
SOURCE CareFusion
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