AORN Journal
Volume 86, Issue 6 , Pages 958-969 , December 2007

Emerging Technologies in the OR and Their Effect on Perioperative Professionals

  • Kathleen Catalano, RN, JD

      Affiliations

    • Kathleen Catalano, RN, JD, is the director of healthcare transformation support at Perot Systems Corp, Plano, TX.
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  • Kevin Fickenscher, MD, CPE, FACPE, FAAFP

      Affiliations

    • Kevin Fickenscher, MD, CPE, FACPE, FAAFP, is the executive vice president and chief medical officer at Perot Systems Corp, Plano, TX.

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 Editor's note: CVS/pharmacy is a registered trademark of CVS Caremark Corp, Woonsocket, RI. Wal-Mart is a registered trademark of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc, Bentonville, AK. Da Vinci is a registered trademark of Intuitive Surgical, Inc, Sunnyvale, CA.

PII: S0001-2092(07)00445-0

doi: 10.1016/j.aorn.2007.07.007

AORN Journal
Volume 86, Issue 6 , Pages 958-969 , December 2007