Outpatient Surgery Magazine Archive

The laryngeal mask airway has revolutionized anesthesia care. Explore best practices, proper care and use of LMAs.

Pain management: Ensure the safety and satisfaction of your chronic pain patients with these tips.

Clear hand signals that let everyone know that a patient is ready to be rolled back, an Idea That Works from a surgical center in Texas.

Personal safety: a powerful case for double gloving. Four evidence-based reasons for double gloving might convince your team to try it.

Direct-to-patient marketing? Our Editor-in-Chief reviews The Total Joint Center at Springfield (Pa.) Hospital. Need hip or knee replacement surgery, why not be comfortable?

Calm anxious surgical patients before surgery with soothing sounds. An Idea that Works from a medical center in Minnesota.

Cataract surgery, focus on improved refactive outcomes and patient satisfaction. Treating astigmatism and presbyopia add-ons as "cataract upgrade packages" in eye surgery.

Regional Anesthesia: 8 keys to success with continuous nerve blocks. CPNBs are a popular part of multimodal analgesia, minimize delays and complications.

Infection Control: Could anesthesia providers be spreading infections? Ask yourself these few questions to see if your patients are at risk.

Remoisten ECG pads with drops of saline. An Idea that Works from a Healthcare Centre in Vancouver, Canada.