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January 2026 Issue
The AORN Journal January Issue features the following articles:
2.4 CH
- Emerging Technological Innovations in Perioperative Nursing
- Using Analytics to Reduce Perioperative Clinical Variance
- Predicting Postoperative Outcomes in Lower Gastrointestinal Surgery: A Machine Learning Approach Using Electronic Health Records
- Back to Basic 2.0: Surgical Attire (1.2 CH)
- Clinical Issues (1.2 CH)
- Reapplication of pretreatment product in the decontamination area
- Changing attire after working in the decontamination area
- Implementing borescope inspection of surgical instruments
- Ice water irrigation during endoscopy
- Periop Briefing: Reexamining Preprocedural Fasting Practices
- And more!
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