Outpatient Surgery Magazine Archive

Know when your patient is ready for surgery with a simple addition to your schedule board and this idea that works from Sumter, South Carolina.

Is there a hole in your warming strategy? Perioperative hypothermia is more common than you might realize. Find out why end-of-surgery temperatures don't tell the whole story.

Avoid sliding during surgery with these comfortable, washable, breathable swiming shoes. An Idea That Works from Flint, Michigan.

Update multiple anesthesia providers with a dry erase board and this Idea That Works from Maryville, Tennessee.

Safety: Can you trust your compounding lab? How to evaluate the companies that compound sterile drugs.

Put DVT prevention into practice. Evidence-based strategies will help you circumvent the clot.

Handling heavier patients. 7 products you need to care for today's larger patients.

Pre-positioning cataract surgery patients saves time. An Idea that Works from Hazleton, Pennsylvania.

Cutting Remarks: Cut costs, not corners. Shaving expenses in the OR can be a hard pill to swallow.

Thinking of Buying ... Fluid waste management systems? Which automated collection and disposal unit is right for you?