Save patients a trip to the pharmacy with this Idea That Works from Portsmouth, Ohio.

Product News - Outpatient Surgery Magazine - September, 2015

Editor's Page: pardon the disruption. Embrace the disruptive technologies that are changing surgery.

Relieve some of the stress of a busy OR day with this Idea That Works from San Diego, California.

Cutting Remarks: Block time blues. Dedicated OR time is hard to get and harder to hold.

Microlaparoscopy: A shortcut to better outcomes. It's time to think small when it comes to certain procedures.

Pentax, hospital targeted in duodenoscope-related suit. Family of woman who died in 2013 claims wrongful death.

Anesthesia Alert: mastering adductor canal blocks. Done correctly, they can help control pain for up to 4 days.

Image-guided sinus surgery: The new standard of care? A growing number of surgeons and patients are demanding the game-changing technology.

Infection Prevention: 12 Post-op warning signs for patients. These are the symptoms that warrant a phone call to the surgeon.

Your primer on plasma cutting and coagulation devices. These little 'lightsabers' let your surgeons gently slice and seal tissue.

Infection Control: A back-to-basics approach curbs the infection rate at Mercy Tiffin (Ohio) Hospital.

Behind Closed Doors: Can't we all just get along? Is on-the-job behavior bogging us down?

In Case You Missed It - Outpatient Surgery Magazine - September, 2015

Common pre-op tests not needed before most operations. Study suggests more than 90% of bleeding disorder screenings are a waste of healthcare resources.

American Nurses Association calls for 'Zero Tolerance' policy for bullying, workplace violence. About half of all nurses experience harmful actions from peers or supervisors while at work, the organization says.

California doc implanted unapproved IUDs in unknowing patients. The gynecologist allegedly bought the devices online and billed insurers for FDA-approved ones instead.

FDA Alert: Becton-Dickinson Syringes May Degrade Stored Drugs

Dirty surgical equipment may have been used On 12,000 pediatric patients. Seattle Children's Hospital advises those who visited its surgery center to get tested for hepatitis, HIV.

UCLA tests new scope-cleaning machine on duodenoscopes. The washer's thorough cleaning process could help reduce superbug outbreaks caused by dirty scopes.