Outpatient Surgery Magazine Archive

John Urse, DO, FAOAO, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon in Dayton, Ohio, says performing hip arthroscopy is not a technically demanding task. Getting in and out of...

Two years ago last month, the coronavirus began to spread across the country. The virulent strain, which most of us had never heard of before it quickly became part of...

This is it, right? This has to be the beginning of the pandemic’s end. Masks are coming off, large crowds are gathering and restaurants are taking reservations. If the pandemic isn’t over on paper, it sure feels like it is in practice....

How might an operating room look and behave five, 10, 15 years down the road? As a hip and knee surgeon, when you're performing a joint replacement procedure...

Working in health care is a noble profession of the utmost importance, but some say you need a slightly sick sense of humor to make it in the OR. They might be onto...

I once cared for a pediatric patient who had been intubated for respiratory failure caused by acute severe asthma two weeks before they presented for emergency...

Hospital systems, ambulatory surgery center management companies and private equity firms are in full-tilt ASC acquisition mode these days. The trend is a product...

I was raised to do the right thing and to stand up for the underdog. My dad, who was a middle school math teacher and basketball coach, advocated for the voiceless...

There has been a significant increase in the number of organizations stepping into the diversity, inclusion and belonging (DIB) space in recent years. It’s one thing for...

The outpatient surgery department at St. David’s South Austin Medical Center in Texas came up with a caring way to support patients who undergo dilation and curettage procedures after sudden miscarriages. The patients...