Outpatient Surgery Magazine Archive

Take our blanket warmers quiz. Bonus points if you know the recommended maximum temperature for warming cabinets, and if warmed blankets can burn a patient.

Our switch from blue wrap to sterile containers. A busy orthopedic hospital's containerizing conversion.

Pearls to prevent cross-contamination. Infection preventionists share their top SSI threats and what you can do to stop them.

Medical Malpractice: suits from slips, trips and falls. What's your liability when a patient takes a tumble at your facility?

Clear visibility. Don't let smoke, fog and debris impede your surgeon's view.

Staffing: Deal with difficult employees head on. Deal With Difficult Employees Head On If you can't curb their bad behavior, get rid of the offenders.

Product News

Spend a little time to avoid possible patient infection with this Idea That Works from Nebraska.

Business Advisor: Time to dust off those preference cards. Ensuring they're accurate and up to date pays off in big ways.

Is prolonged fasting hurting your patients? Our survey found that most surgical facilities routinely instruct patients to fast for excessively long pre-op periods