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More than just a pretty picture. Video monitors are growing in size, capability and clarity -- and providing advantages that extend well beyond what surgeons see.

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Patient positioning advances. Devices designed to improve the efficiency and safety of even the most complex cases.

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The case for capnography. Monitoring of end tidal CO2 is an essential patient safety practice your facility shouldn't be without.

Surgery's role in slowing the opioid epidemic. Q&A with TJ Gan, MD, MBA, MHS, FRCA, internationally known post-pain management expert.

Tools for better airway management. Advanced devices and expert techniques have anesthesia providers — and their patients — breathing easier.

7 efficiency-boosting anesthesia products. These solutions help you move patients from pre-op to discharge as quickly and as safely as possible.

Ophthalmologist sues over "unconstitutional" certificate-of-need process. Lawsuit: Iowa's "burdensome" 40-year-old CON process — and intervention from nearby hospitals — has prevented eye surgeon from using his fully equipped surgery center.

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Thinking of buying a new anesthesia machine? If features don't add value to patient care in the outpatient environment, you can end up overspending.

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Partial to uni knees. What's fueling the growing demand for unicompartmental knee replacement?

The golden age of surgical video. Surgeons now have unmatched views of the surgical field.

The changing face of chronic pain management. The opioid epidemic is forcing pain physicians to put down their prescription pad and embrace interventional pain treatments.

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