Managing fluid waste in the OR

Outpatient Surgery readers share tips on keeping ORs floors dry


Readers shared tips on keeping ORs floors dry, in an article on the Outpatient Surgery website.

Marlene Brunswick, RN, CNOR, recommends portable direct-to-drain units to help keep fluid off the floors during shoulder scopes and knee arthroscopies.

Two-thirds of the 188 facility leaders who responded to a recent survey about managing fluid waste agree that closed, high-capacity mobile units are best for protecting staff from exposure to infectious material.

Solidifying and disposing of fluid waste remained a manual process at Brunswick's hospital until she added mobile units to each of her ORs in exchange for the per-case cost of replaceable manifolds. 

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May 20, 2016


Topic Area: Maintenance and Operations


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