Outpatient Surgery Magazine Archive

A Look Back at OR Excellence 2018: We had a blast on the beach last month in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Anesthesia Alert: Tips to Avoid Wrong-Site Nerve Blocks; Regional anesthesia has its own set of safety principles.

Wound Irrigation in 4 Easy Steps; This 5-minute technique can help prevent a surgical site infection.

Medical Malpractice: Charting Through the EHR MedMal Minefield; 5 legal danger zones unique to electronic documentation

The Shift From Disinfection to Sterilization; We overhauled our GI scope reprocessing process in pursuit of our ultimate goal: to eliminate high-level disinfection.

Ideas That Work: No Seal, No Deal; Do Your Retention Plates Pass the 'Wiggle' Test?

Behind Closed Doors: Late Shift; Behind Closed Doors: Late Shift

Wake Up to the Dangers of Sleep Apnea; 5 key takeaways from the new OSA guideline.

Why Go NPO After Midnight? It's time to get onboard with the not-so-new approach to pre-op fasting.

Ideas That Work: Off-Label Use; Botox for Hernias? Yup!