Outpatient Surgery Magazine Archive

Anesthesia Alert: For safe drug storage, automation's the answer. Computerized cabinets make it easy to pull meds for your cases.

Easliy remove patient IDs from IV bags with this Idea That Works from Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

The bottom-line benefits of using EMRs. Improved documentation can dramatically increase case volume and surgical revenues.

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

Communicate with email in a professional manner with these Email Do's and Don'ts.

Can you pass our immediate-use steam sterilization quiz? Do's and don'ts for when you need that item right away.

Anesthesia Alert: Why starve and dehydrate your patients? You are if you're forcing them to fast from midnight.

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.