First Draft 3-15-97
Contents
Abbreviations, and Legend Symbols
Foreword .......................................................1-1
Acknowledgments .........................................1-2
Abbreviations.................................................1-3
Legend of Symbols........................................1-4
General Considerations .................................2-1
Ambulatory Surgery Relationship...................3-1
Ambulatory Surgery Relationship...................3-2
Clean Uniforms & Clean Materials Flow.........3-3
Surgical Staff (Pre-op) Flow...........................3-4
Ambulatory Surgery Patient Flow...................3-5
Standards: Operating Rooms
Ambulatory Surgery Operating Room
(General & Topical Anesthesia) .....................4-1
Ambulatory Surgery Operating Room
(Topical Anesthesia)......................................4-2
Standards: Procedures Rooms
Cystoscopy Room .........................................5-1
Special Procedures/Broncoscopy Room ........5-2
EGD/Colonoscopy Procedures Room ............5-3
Protoscopy/Sygmoidoscopy Room ................5-4
Gastric Motility Studies ..................................5-5
Radiographic Film Processing Room .............5-6
Scope Cleaning/Film Storage ........................5-7
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AMBULATORY CARE INVASIVE PROCEDURES SUITE
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