Outpatient Surgery Magazine Archive

Infection prevention: A gross cure for recurrent <em>C. diff</em>. When antibiotics fail, fecal transplants are remarkably effective.

Keep your SCDs dry with this Idea That Works from Dallas, Texas.

Find a vein with ease using this Idea That Works from Langhorne, Pa.

Warming up to Normothermia. A new CMS quality measure will require ASCs to track their ability to keep patients warm. Are you ready?

Don't forget to clean surfaces in a surgical facility, try this Idea That Works from Atlanta, Ga.

Indicate when a case cart is complete with this Idea That Works from La Jolla, Calif.

Improve your polyp detection rates. Advances in flexible endoscopy enhance your ability to visualize the colon's walls and peer behind its folds.

Let your patients feel in control of the check-in process with this Idea That Works from New York, N.Y.

Editor's page: As one surgical center closes, another opens. Florida's first ASC says goodbye as a persistent eye doc claims victory.

Reducing the risk of wrong-site surgery. Key defenses in the battle to eliminate preventable harm include the time out, pre-operative verification process and site marking.