In this inaugural issue of Clinics in Perioperative Nursing Care, guest editor Vangie Dennis brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Lasers: Innovation in Care. Laser technology has transformed modern medicine and healthcare disciplines using lasers to perform precise procedures, but with these advances are risks to patients and professionals. In this issue, top experts address eye safety; development of a departmental laser program; administrative aspects of a laser program; third-party services: maintaining safety in the perioperative care environment; and much more.- Contains 12 relevant, practice-oriented topics, including overview of laser use in surgery and laser systems; laser safety within the perioperative setting; upper airway guidelines for laser safety; perioperative considerations and safety measures for patients; the hazards of surgical smoke in the perioperative setting; and more- Provides in-depth clinical reviews on lasers: innovation in care, offering actionable insights for clinical practice- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews
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Table of Contents
Overview of Laser Use in the Perioperative Care ArenaLaser Physics for the Perioperative Environment: Where the Story Begins
Biophysics of Lasers for the Perioperative Environment: How Laser Energy Is Controlled for Medicine and Surgery
Laser Safety Within the Perioperative Setting
Perioperative Considerations and Safety Measures for Patients
Life and Breath: Upper Airway Safety Utilizing Energy Sources
Is the Operating Room the Scene of a Crime?: A Forensic Analysis of Surgical Smoke and Occupational Justice in the Operating Room
Laser Ocular Hazards and Perioperative Mitigation
Rules, Rigor, and Risk Mitigation: Responsibilities of the Medical Laser Safety Officer
Third Party Services
National and International Standards-Based Administrative Controls
Development of a Departmental Laser Program
