If you’ve ever worked in the OR, you are aware that the guiding light of any case is not the surgeon, anesthesiologist or even the schedule. It’s the surgeon’s preference sheet....

There’s a reason surgeons who perform outpatient spine surgery will say proper positioning is as important as the procedure itself. Improper positioning increases the...

I was 17, I took part in a program that paired entrepreneurial-minded youth with local business owners. The centerpiece of the program was site visits....

Thinking of buying a new product for your facility? Of course, you’ll want to trial the product first, but also take a preemptive look at its Instructions for Use (IFU), advises...

HCA Healthcare Central/West Texas (CWT) Division has implemented a phased program that teaches nurses scrubbing skills in the perioperative environment...

Smart implants have long held the promise of transforming orthopedic care — from passive mechanical devices to active, data-generating tools that can enhance clinical...

Proper instrument cleaning and care are, of course, essential components of the surgical process....

Infection prevention and control (IPC) has always been an integral part of perioperative leadership. Over time, its focus shifted from reactive outbreak management to...

More unintended retention of foreign object incidents were reported to The Joint Commission (TJC) in 2024 than in any of the four previous years, according to the...

OR integration can mean many different things to many different people. It could be as simple as getting all the devices in the OR connected or giving surgeon fingertip access...

From strict quality and safety standards to mitigation against drug shortages, the benefits of 503B outsourcing facilities are well documented — and a major selling point...

On a sun-splashed June morning, Outpatient Surgery Magazine Editor-in-Chief Jared Bilski and I, along with our photographer for the day, Manager of Audience Engagement...

In the old school of leadership, trust-based relationships with staff were secondary to unilateral, transactional decision-making that often produces fear and a “servitude”...

Orthopedic surgeries can be messy affairs that produce ample fluid waste. A perennial problem, of course, is how OR teams and turnover staff handle the management and...

Competition, cost-effectiveness and patient demand are bringing robotic platforms to surgery centers that wouldn’t have even considered such a high-ticket investment only...

Prepackaged single-use instruments have been around for a while, but demand for these tools among providers is surging, which makes sense. These sterile instruments...

Ultimately, the power tools you buy wind up in surgeons’ hands for challenging orthopedic procedures, so they must be satisfied with the devices that are available at...

Success in total joint replacements relies on precision across every step of the perioperative journey — including something as seemingly simple as keeping patients warm....

The most sophisticated anesthesia providers agree that the services they provide can be as much art as science. When one considers the vast number of anesthesia options and...

Optimal total joints outcomes require a multidisciplinary approach that begins long before the day of surgery....