2016 OR Excellence Awards: The Best of the Best. Here are your 2016 OR Excellence Award winners.

Simethicone in scopes could pose infection risk. Researchers sound warning on using the anti-flatulence agent to clear the view in endoscopes.

Behind Closed Doors: My recovery from total knee replacement. Grueling physical therapy makes surgery seem like the easy part.

Barrier protection breakdown. What if your drapes, gowns, gloves and wraps don't protect you as they should?

Keys to success with same-day total hips. A surgeon looks back on 200 outpatient hip replacements.

SSI prevention: SSI-Free: 14 years and counting! For Kindred Hospital in Las Vegas, it's been an epic run of success.

Should we ue video laryngoscopes for all intubations? Why relegate the tool that gives you the best chance for success when difficult intubations arise to a backup role?

Staff Safety: Sparing no Eexpense to keep staff safe. At TRIA Orthopaedic Center, employee safety is job No. 1.

Keep patients' escorts accountable for the ride home with this Idea That Works from Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Cutting Remarks: Ouch! Stuck by a Needle ... Again. Dr. Kelly's 4 rules for preventing sharps injuries.

Financial Management: This GI center minds its business. The business office and the clinical team at the Seaford (Del.) Endoscopy Center run a tight ship.

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Editor's Page: Don't flip your lid over surgeons in skullcaps. The iconic symbol of surgery is at the center of a dress-code dustup.

Patient Safety: Constantly striving for zero patient harm. Staff at The Valley Hospital in New Jersey will do everything possible to protect those in their care.

How does your endoscopy reprocessing compare? Our reader survey shows most GI facilities are following national standards, but it also uncovered some worrisome trends.

Legal Update: No. 1 HIPAA privacy risk? Snooping staff. Employees peeking at patients' medical records far from uncommon.

Corral electrical cords and cables with these Ideas That Work.

Avoid general anesthesia in restless legs syndome patients with this Idea That Works from Langhorne, Pennsylvania.

5 trends to watch in abdominal surgery. New technologies that maximize patient outcomes are headed your way.

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