Optimizing pre-op nutrition prepares patients for the physical stress of surgery, lowers risk of complications and improves clinical outcomes.

New Positions on Positioning. What's new in AORN's 2018 patient positioning guidelines.

6 things you might not know about patient warming. A look at the not-so-obvious details of hypothermia prevention.

Warming up to Normothermia. A new CMS quality measure will require ASCs to track their ability to keep patients warm. Are you ready?

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

The quest for patient-pleasing anesthesia. 10 ways your anesthesia providers can boost patient satisfaction.

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.

Study finds mobile app follow-ups as effective as in-person visits. Breast reconstruction patients loved the convenience of mobile app-based follow-up, and were no more prone to complications.

Pre-warming: The key to preventing hypothermia? How soon you start warming patients could determine how quickly they're discharged from PACU.

What's new in patient cmmunication apps? Engage with patients in a more intimate way -- on their cherished mobile devices.

Warming trends. What are your rules for keeping patients normothermic?

Heavy duty: Are you prepared to treat the rising population of obese patients?

How well do PONV predicting systems work? Study finds the best are only fair to good.

The guidelines that are changing surgical patients' care. Updated standards buck tradition in favor of early ambulation and doing away with NPO.

Thinking of buying ... Patient warming solutions. What's the best way to maintain normothermia in your patients?

Orthopedic positioning pointers in photos. When procedures call for you to suspend limbs, articulate joints and hyperextend necks, injuries are just waiting to happen.

Hidden benefits of patient warming. The value of maintaining normothermia extends beyond contentment into the not-so-obvious areas of infection prevention and pain management.

New strategies to prevent nausea and vomiting after surgery. Updated guidelines tell us how to manage patients who are at increased risk for PONV.

Anesthesia's role in curbing the opioid epidemic. Q&A with Asim Alam, MD, FRCPC, DRCPC, anesthesiologist and opioid-use researcher.

Fixing our broken pre-admission process. We met our goal of 100% chart readiness by 6 p.m. on the night before surgery.