The Warming Blog

Enthermics’ warming devices captured the attention of thousands of visitors during the AORN show at the Nashville Music City Center early this April.

It is that time of year again when everyone is looking to clean. Spring is upon us, but that need to clean should not stop at your front door. Medical facilities should take a minute and review their cleaning techniques and policies, as well. Enthermics encourages their customers to review the operation and care manuals for more information on the cleaning and maintenance process of our warming cabinets.

Even in this modern age, the risk of surgical site infections (SSI) is significant. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports there are more than 14 million inpatient operative procedures conducted each year. Of those patients, 1 to 3 percent will develop one of three types of surgical site infection: superficial, deep and space. SSIs are currently the leading cause of readmissions and come with a 3 percent mortality rate and a 16.6 billion dollar price tag.

Many aspects influence the development of an SSI, but perioperative care ranks as one of the top influencing factors. The goal of perioperative care is to lower the risk of an SSI. Developing perioperative strategies for surgical site infection minimizes that risk while improving patient outcomes.

Today’s medical environment focuses on two significant hurdles beyond quality health care: cost containment and patient satisfaction. Although current performance measures don’t explicitly cover efficiency, the gated approach of measuring the quality and cost of care serves as a scale for it.