Brit interviews Senior Regional Sales Director, Brandon Castro, about "Mastering the Complex Sales: How to Compete and Win When the Stakes Are High!" by Jeff Thull. According to GoodReads, "It presents The Prime Process--a diagnostic, customer-centered approach that clearly sets you apart from your competition and positions you with respect and credibility as a valued and trusted advisor." Brandon tells us what he learned from the book and why he recommends you read it!

Many surgeons report an improved temperament and less mental fatigue if music plays during a procedure, suggesting that it may enhance their performance. However, surgeons also feel that background music makes communication more difficult and increases the likelihood of distraction. So....how does background music affect the focus and performance of surgeons and their teams?

External female urinary management systems work to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs). However, reports have been filed that specific systems increase the rate of hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs). The greater the incidence of CAUTIs and HAPIs, the more likely a hospital is subjected to a payment reduction.

The Foley catheter was designed and introduced in the early 1930s as a reliable, self-retaining, balloon-tipped catheter for continuous bladder drainage.

The best way to determine your clinical need is to look at the various interventions you do: Emergency Suction, Oral Suction, Closed Suctioning, Nasogastric Drainage, Subglottic Suction, and Chest Drainage.

The goal of the pump-mounted WAGD, like that on the Boehringer Laboratories VAVD Controllers, is to be slightly above the sweep flow, to gently pull the anesthetic gas and room air into the scavenge line. By doing so, you safely and successfully scavenge waste anesthetic gas and protect your operating room personnel.

Brit interviews Project Engineer Will Dackis about "When Breath Becomes Air" by Paul Kalanithi.  According to GoodReads, When Breath Becomes Air is "a profoundly moving, exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question 'What makes a life worth living?' Will tells us what he learned from the book and why he recommends you read it!

When using female external catheters (FECs) such as PureWick® and PrimaFit®, the location of the suction canister is a crucial and often overlooked aspect of the clinical setup.

Critical Care patients typically require above-average equipment use, meaning an increased need for suction and electrical ports. Supplemental oxygen is great, but you need an open airway. Wheeling equipment into a room is easy, but changes to the piped-in medical gases are much more difficult. Boehringer has been developing engineered solutions to expand your access to suction for more than a decade.

Hospitals utilize both multi and single-use bougies. While manufacturers’ recommendations for cleaning and maintenance require high-level disinfection of bougies, many hospitals do not adhere to these standards. As a single-use device, VISIGI® eliminates any concern about cross-contamination.