Your Attention, Please: Time for a Time-Out; Before you can take a safety pause, you have to get the surgical team's attention.

Ideas That Work: Skin Care; Adhesive Removal: Go Low and Slow

The Path to OR Integration; 5 tips on making an efficient and effective transition.

Safety: My Personal Plea to Ban Surgical Smoke; Don't wait for lawmakers to make your ORs smoke-free.

The Case for Concurrent Cases; Double-booked surgeons must choreograph their every move.

All-Natural PONV Remedies; Can these alternative treatments help you prevent post-op nausea and vomiting?

Why I Underwent Sleeve Gastrectomy; Here's hoping happy, healthy days lie ahead for me after I lost most of my stomach last month.

What's New in Cataract Medications; A look at 6 new drugs your surgeons might want to try.

Ideas That Work: Meds To Beds;Ideas That Work: Meds To Beds

Ideas That Work: Fun Ride to the OR; Climb Aboard the Worm Wagon

The Rise of Flat-Panel C-arms; What's fueling the move from traditional image intensifiers to digital flat-panel detectors?

Staffing: Impressionist Movement: Use art to sharpen your staff's observation and communication skills.

The High Risks of High-Touch Surfaces; How do you assess cleanliness when a visually clean item can still harbor contamination?

Ideas That Work: Code 13; Anonymous Text Is a Simple Safety Solution

Business Advisor: Will That Equipment Pay for Itself? The key question to answer before you buy your next big-ticket item.

Ideas That Work: Coban Bandage Art for Cochlear Implant Kids

Ideas That Work: Patient Satisfaction; Itinerary Details the Trip From Pre-op to PACU

Innovations in ENT Surgery; What you need to know about middle ear endoscopy, virtual reality sinus navigation and a new sleep apnea surgery.

Product News: Great ideas for your OR

What's New in Regional Anesthesia;A quick update on a few exciting developments - and news of a couple setbacks.