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Bone Up On Bone Grafts; A breakdown of the materials that help build bones back up.
Thinking of Buying: Pre-sterilized Implants and Procedural Kits; Surgery-ready implants and disposable instrument sets in a box.
Ideas That Work: Pediatrics; Mask Bubble Blower Reduces Anxiety for Kids
Ideas That Work: Cataract Comfort; Removing Face Drapes Doesn't Have to Hurt
Staffing: How Do You Deal With Aging Surgeons? Assess cognitive and physical skills in the twilight of their careers.
Legal Update: Surgical Hospitals Stripped of Hospital Status; Medicare targeting facilities that don't keep enough patients overnight.
Anesthesia Alert: Surviving the Anesthesia Drug Shortages; Key injectable opioids and local anesthetics are nowhere to be found.
Thumbs Up On OR Integration; The systems are pricey and sometimes unreliable, but overall, facility managers love them.
Ideas That Work: Hard Stop; OR Call Button Solves Safety Concerns
The Ergonomics of Sharps Safety; Small adjustments to posture and positioning in the OR cut down on injuries from suture needles and scalpels.
6 Secrets to Success With Laser Cataract Surgery; Expert advice if you're thinking of adopting the femtosecond laser.
The Soul of a Surgical Safety Checklist; What started as steps on a static piece of paper is now a digital tool that enhances patient safety.
Product News; Great ideas for your OR
Is It Time to Replace Your C-arm? The newest machines represent a phenomenal improvement.
Behind Closed Doors: Do You Recognize These Disney Villains? These animated characters are probably acting out in your ORs.
Rhode Island's surgical nurses will soon be smoke-free in their ORs.
Combat Biofilm; Tips to prevent bacteria's slimy fortress from forming on your instruments.
Wrap Less with 3-ply
6 Steps to Successful Continuous Nerve Blocks; Simple pointers to increase patient — and surgeon — satisfaction.
Get Reprocessing Right With Every Tool, Every Time; Q&A with Weston "Hank" Balch, CRCST, CER, CIS, CHL, instrument care expert and sterile processing podcaster.