Outpatient Surgery Magazine Archive

Hand hygiene for tour nose. Nasal decolonization gave our existing infection control protocols a boost -- without using antibiotics.

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Behind closed doors: The case of the missing probe. Nurses pocket things for safe keeping, not to steal and sell.

Editor's page: A CRNA's story of addiction and recovery. 'We must grant each other permission to save each other.'

Here is an easy way to divert the flow of fluid from the primary bag to the rider. This Idea That Works is from Corona del Mar, CA.

Pre-warming: The key to preventing hypothermia? How soon you start warming patients could determine how quickly they're discharged from PACU.

Provide your OR team with reminders of sharps safety with this Idea That Works from Cincinnati, Ohio.

Make sure nothing's left behind in a patient. Define the roles and responsibilities each team member has in the counting process.

Help reduce infusion errors with this Idea That Works from Plymouth Meeting, PA.

Anesthesia alert: One simple trick to preempt post-op pain. The magic of a 50 mg dissociative dose of ketamine just before incision.