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Another Patient Death Raises Question: Is Gluteal Fat Grafting Safe? Ranika Hall, a 25-year-old Missouri woman, died last week after undergoing the procedure -- also known as the Brazilian butt lift -- at a Florida surgery center.

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Is that scope clean? No guarantees. Even rigorous by-the-book cleaning doesn't ensure that your flexible endoscopes will be free of bacteria and bioburden when you hang them to dry.

Optimize your MH response. Closing gaps in your malignant hyperthermia drills now could be a lifesaver later.

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Anesthesia alert: One simple trick to preempt post-op pain. The magic of a 50 mg dissociative dose of ketamine just before incision.

Prevent pressure ulcers. 14 strategies to protect your patients from skin lesions caused by friction and unrelieved pressure.

Slow down, save a life. Keeping your staff safe is a challenge in the fast-paced environment of same-day surgery.

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Cutting remarks: Forgiveness: Don't leave home without it. Carrying around old hurts robs us of happiness, joy and energy.

Hand hygiene for tour nose. Nasal decolonization gave our existing infection control protocols a boost -- without using antibiotics.

Can we eradicate Endophthalmitis? 7 preventive measures to guard against this rare but sight-threatening complication.

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