AORN Journal
Volume 90, Issue 5 , Pages 756-759 , November 2009

Perioperative care of patients using transdermal medication patches

  • Mary Ogg, RN, MSN, CNOR (Perioperative nursing specialist)

References 

  1. Public Health Advisory: Risk of burns during MRI scans from transdermal drug patches with metallic backings. US Food and Drug Administration . http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/PublicHealthAdvisories/ucm111313.htm Accessed September 17, 2009.
  2. Foiled again! Risk from transdermal patches in MRI procedures . PA PSRS Patient Saf Advis. . 2006;3(3):18
  3. Recommended practices for electrosurgery . In: Perioperative Standards and Recommended Practices . Denver, CO: AORN, Inc; 2009;p. e16–e36
  4. Recommended practices for electrosurgery . In: Perioperative Standards and Recommended Practices . Denver, CO: AORN, Inc; 2008;p. 336
  5. Roth JV . Warming blankets should not be placed over transdermal medications . Anesth Analg. . 2002;94(4):1043
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  8. Transdermal drugs . In: Lippincott's Nursing Procedures . 5th ed.. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer; 2008;p. 280–282
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 For answers to your questions, contact the Center for Nursing Practice at (800) 755-2676. AORN's Perioperative Standards and Recommended Practices is available for purchase at http://www.aornbookstore.org.Editor's note: At various times throughout the year, the Recommended Practices Committee seeks review and comment on proposed recommended practices from members and other interested individuals. When available, these proposed recommended practices appear online at http://www.aorn.org. Proposed recommended practice documents are available for review and comment for a 30-day period after they are posted. Interested individuals who do not have access to the Internet may obtain copies of the proposed documents by calling the Center for Nursing Practice at (800) 755-2676 x 334. A deadline for comments is indicated with each document. Please check these sources frequently to locate proposed recommended practices. All comments received are considered as the document is finalized. Thank you for your participation.

PII: S0001-2092(09)00698-X

doi: 10.1016/j.aorn.2009.10.013

AORN Journal
Volume 90, Issue 5 , Pages 756-759 , November 2009

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