"I don't want what I went through [colon perforation due to an electrosurgical burn caused by capacitive coupling] to become meaningless or to be shrugged off as a complication. I missed 4 months of work, untold pain, the suffering of my children... I have gone through something a lot of people don't survive...

As a nurse whose major goal my entire life has been to protect my patients, to be my patient's advocate, it's very difficult for me to turn a deaf ear to safety issues. [An ESU] is a very powerful piece of equipment and even though we use it every day, many times a day, we can't forget the real issue of [stray electrosurgical burns] which can happen in just the blink of an eye."

Trudy L Hamilton, RN, MS, Certified Family Practice Nurse Practitioner
Medical Oncology
Dublin, Ohio

“AEM® technology is the standard of care within my hospital facilities. With the increase in laparoscopy procedures being performed, I, as a patient advocate, would not consider delivering monopolar energy any other way. Actively monitoring electrosurgical instruments provides me with the guarantee that my patients are safe from stray energy burns and potentially catastrophic injury is prevented.”

Vangie Dennis, RN, CNOR, CMLSO
Advanced Technology Coordinator
Lawrenceville, GA

“I have confidence in AEM® technology and no longer perform laparoscopy with monopolar electro-surgery without the AEM system.  It is my firm belief that all knowledgeable and cautious laparoscopists will make this same decision as soon as they become aware of this revolutionary new system.”

Gerald Kirshenbaum, MD
General Surgeon

“The best way to protect your patients from injury and your same-day surgery program from malpractice suits is the implementation of active electrode monitoring [AEM].”

Kay A. Ball, RN, MSA, CNOR, FAAN
Nursing Consultant

  — Cited from the article titled “AEM improves patient safety,
      reduces liability” in Same-Day Surgery®, June 2002.

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