Safety: Blue dye mix-up blinds patient. OR mistook methylene blue, which is toxic to the eyes, for trypan blue.

Pump up your pain pump knowledge. How much do you know about the potential for post-op complications?

Medication management essentials. Time to brush up on proper labeling, administration and dosing practices.

Steer clear of wrong-site surgery. These kinds of mistakes are called never events because they never should happen to anyone, but they do happen.

No objects left behind. If preventing retained foreign objects is such a high priority, why is it still being reported as a common sentinel event?

How much do you know about hypothermia? The risks go well beyond low scores on patient satisfaction surveys.

Are you prepared for an MH emergency? Preparation is key to managing the deadly disorder.

Tainted lot of Marcaine recalled by Hospira. Customer noticed particulate in the solution.

Put DVT prevention into practice. Evidence-based strategies will help you circumvent the clot.

Safety: Can you trust your compounding lab? How to evaluate the companies that compound sterile drugs.

5 keys to managing MH. The potentially fatal disorder can strike at any time. Are you prepared to save a life?

Protect patients from pressure injuries. 4 questions to improve surgical patients' skin care outcomes.

Anesthesia Alert: Keys to a safe and orderly anesthesia cart. 20 recommendations to help ensure safe medication management.

Safety: Managing patients on blood thinners. Limiting bleeding risks demands a personalized approach.

About my error. The orthopedic surgeon talks about his wrong procedure in order to share the lessons learned.

Don't use saline bags to position patients. Improvised shoulder roll a patient safety danger.

The secret to fewer post-operative deep-vein blood clots. Prevention program leads to an 84% drop in the rate of DVT.

The real consequences of medication errors. Focus on proper labeling, smart storage and constant communication to protect patients from harm.

Epidural steroid injections under scrutiny. FDA warns against rare but serious pain management complications.

Keep your guard up for malignant hyperthermia. Here's how we keep from being caught unprepared.