Surgeons' Lounge: Orientation just got easier.

Anesthesia Alert: Are older patients getting too much anesthesia?

Cutting Remarks: Patients say the darndest things. Knee cartridge, torn labrium, rotary cup and other mad malaprops.

Achieving world-class turnover time. Help in the never-ending battle to shorten the time between wheels out to wheels in.

Ideas That Work: Decontam. Keep loaner trays straight.

Surgeons' Lounge: Clear facemask. A see-through surgical mask.

Complications from surgery cause most hospital readmissions. Study says surgical site infections are the biggest reason patients return to hospital.

Court: Doc who froze during surgery didn't break employment contract. Lengthy legal battle leaves both hospital and surgeon with wins and losses.

Jury awards woman $30 million after throat catches fire. Fire left her unable to talk or breathe on her own.

Joan Rivers's personal voice doctor denies accusations she fled endo clinic. Accusations fly about what really happened when the routine endoscopy took a turn for the worse.

Clinic, Physicians Hit with Multimillion-Dollar Suit in Joan Rivers Case. Melissa Rivers says conduct was "almost incomprehensible."

Morphine following common childhood surgery may be life threatening. Study finds that children receiving morphine after tonsillectomy may face fatal breathing problems.

Outbreak at Seattle Hospital infects at least 35, suspected in 11 deaths. Officials say infected scopes had been sterilized according to manufacturers' guidelines.

Unfiltered OR lights burn patients at Oregon hospital. Up to 10 patients suffered mild to severe burns thanks to unfiltered halogen lights, hospital says.

Wyoming ASCs' recovery care proposal iced. Hospital opposition foils plans for outpatient joints.

Brigham and Women's doctor shot, in critical condition. Gunman, said to be the son of a former patient, then shot and killed himself.

Court overturns $12 Million defamation judgment against plastic surgery patient. Judges say verdict "shocks the conscience of this court" and order new trial.

Yorkville Endoscopy loses AAAASF accreditation. Clinic where Joan Rivers was stricken vows to stay open in the face of mounting sanctions.

Florida facilities guarantee successful spine outcomes. Warranty promises free follow-up care to resolve post-op pain.

Does price transparency pay off? Utah ASC makes shopping for surgery easy.