Consider alternatives to opioids, most patients do fine with a combination of analgesics and regional blocks.

Product News: Great ideas for your OR including colored prep-resistant skin markers, no hassle CPAP system, UV Disinfection system, monopolar and bipolar energy blades, vital signs monitoring, and adult monitoring patient return electrodes.

A humorous account of the shaver trial. The results of each trial were eye-opening.

Your informed consent form doesn't have to all-inclusive, but it should be somewhat specific.

After a failed attempt at electronic recordkeeping, the second time was the charm for this surgery center. Learn to love EMRs.

How we improved the quality of our closing count and prevent retained surgical sponges.

The latest systems improve outcomes thanks to improved visualization and increased stability at the operative site. Read about the recent advances in arthroscopy.

What is the biggest risk to patient safety? Top 10 health technology hazards are revealed.

Thinking of buying a smoke evacuation system? View some of the smoke evacuation systems available.

Fill your ORs with the latest crystal clear imaging technologies.

Keep surgeon's cases coming to your facility by providing lunch to surgeons. An Idea that works from a surgery center in Florida.

Color-coded cataract surgery. Use color-coded caps and dot stickers on eye patients to quickly identify who's undergoing which procedure. An Idea that Works from a Surgery Center in New Jersey.

Stay on top of the great paper chase and conquer physician credentialing with these strategies.

Several advances provide physicians with better views of more areas of the colon. Read about 5 colonoscopy game-changers.

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