Outpatient Surgery Magazine Archive

Editor's page: A day of surgeries and zero opioids. Will alternative pain management techniques go mainstream?

A deep dive into surface disinfection. Our infection control consultant has 10 questions for your cleaning crew.

Winning with nerve blocks. 20 little-known facts about regional anesthesia that could be holding you back.

When bilateral total knees make total sense. With the right patients and right protocols, there's no good reason not to double up.

Confirm the correct surgical procedure with this Idea That Works.

Try this crafty Idea That Works for recycling your medication vial caps.

Endoscope reprocessing from start to finish. Is perfection possible every time when disinfecting scopes?

Safety: Avoid opioid-related respiratory depression. Continuous electronic monitoring tops pulse oximetry or spot checks.

Improve your arthroscopy imaging. Clearer, sharper views in your orthopedic ORs will let surgeons perform safer and more efficient surgery.

How to stamp out astigmatism. The 5 keys to surgical success with astigmatism correction.