The trouble with transvaginal mesh. Why did the FDA ever approve a product that has injured thousands of women? There's plenty of blame to go around.

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Rules of reprocessing: lumened instruments. Get back to the basics to properly sterilize these complex instruments.

No need to rewrite unchanged H&Ps with this Idea That Works from Las Vegas, Nevada.

Innovative Ideas: Discharge instructions done right.

Unobstructed view. Technology and techniques to help your laparoscopic surgeons see better.

Last one out cleans the OR. These 6 keys to terminal cleaning will leave your facility spotless after a hard day's work.

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Lawsuit: anesthesia team ordered to skimp on anesthesia to speed patient discharge. Were doctors instructed to go light on sedatives and pain meds to move patients along? Fired anesthesiologist says his patient safety concerns were met with retaliation, a

Doctors sue AmSurg for blocking their plans for new ASC. Surgeons who signed non-compete clause after they sold out to corporate partner want to open their own surgical center.

Ortho docs debate newly developed surgery on newly discovered ligament. Is the anterolateral ligament, which runs along the outside of knee, the key to successful ACL repair?

Report: Olympus told U.S. executives not to warn hospitals about contaminated scopes. In internal e-mails, Olympus told U.S. managers not to issue a warning about the superbug outbreak.

Physician charged with multiple felonies in providing drugs to woman he met on seekingarrangements.com. Sean Fogler, MD, allegedly provided heroin, fentanyl, propofol, Percocet and other drugs to a woman he met through an online dating website.

Surgery's hottest trend: same-day joint replacement. The Andrews Institute ASC has realized the many benefits of adding outpatient total joints.

Teaming up over total joints. A hospital and an ASC discover collaboration beats competition.

Time for new power tools? Look for these essential features when you upgrade.

Near-perfect pain control. Inside a surgical hospital's multimodal regimen.

The past and future of outpatient joints. Q&A with Richard Berger, MD, hip and knee replacement pioneer.

Fed up with fluid waste? Capture arthroscopy's runoff before it makes a mess of your ORs.

Up and running with uni knees. Adding partial replacements is a great way to launch an outpatient joint program.