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Industry: Email Alert RSS Feed20 years ago in the AORN Journal
AORN Journal, August, 2005
A study finds that routine use of nasogastric tubes after gastrointestinal surgery has minimal benefits in terms of preventing wound dehiscence and infection. * An article discusses the radial keratotomy procedure for correcting myopia and astigmatism. In a related article, a nurse tells her story of undergoing a radial keratotomy procedure.
* A news item reports that the number of AIDS cases is increasing, and another news item addresses lifestyle changes that may help stop the spread of AIDS. "Clinical Issues" answers a reader's question about special precautions that should be taken when treating patients with AIDS. * An article details implantation of the Jarvik-7 artificial heart.
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