Is there a hole in your warming strategy? Perioperative hypothermia is more common than you might realize. Find out why end-of-surgery temperatures don't tell the whole story.

Anesthesia Alert: Why starve and dehydrate your patients? You are if you're forcing them to fast from midnight.

How do you control post-op pain? No two anesthesia providers manage the 5th vital sign in the same way.

Perfect your pre-admission process. Advice for starting every patient experience on the right foot.

Hypothermia's direct link to SSIs. Active warming is proven to cut down on surgical site infections.

Test your patient warming know-how. Let's hear your answers to these 7 questions.

Intravenous innovations. Start IVs with vein-finding technology and safety catheters.

An anesthesiologist used to being above the table shares 6 lessons she learned while being on the table.

A dignified way to treat their addiction and their surgical recovery. Safety: 5 Tips for Treating Addicted Patients

The unintended consequences of unintended hypothermia. Warming's not just about patient comfort. There are very real threats in even mild hypothermia.

Gear up for geriatrics. They can handle surgery, but not the complications of surgery.

Overcome the obstacles in online pre-admissions. Early adopters share what they've learned.

There are many ways to prevent hypothermia. How do you warm your patients?

Better exposure translates to faster and safer surgery. Give surgeons the access they need.

It's time to start collecting patients' pre-op information online. Use technology to rev up pre-admissions.

Get great IV starts. With a 97% first-try success rate, we've ditched the Band-Aids.

Follow-up telehealth phone call 2 weeks after outpatient surgery in lieu of in office visit satisfies most patients.

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