February 2015 Table of Contents 3D Video in Depth Waiting for 4K? 3D is here and transforming surgery. 5 Products to Make Your Anesthesia More Efficient Are your providers equipped with these helpful technologies? Achieving World-Class Turnover Time Help in the never-ending battle to shorten the time between wheels out to wheels in. Anesthesia Alert Are Older Patients Getting Too Much Anesthesia? Behind Closed Doors: Where No Nurse Has Gone Before Is the OR of the future a dream or a nightmare? Business Advisor: Create Your Own YouTube Channel Online procedure videos are a great way to show off your facility. Busting 5 Double-Gloving Myths Crashing through the reasons surgeons and staff resist double gloves during surgery. Cutting Remarks: Patients Say the Darndest Things Knee cartridge, torn labrium, rotary cup and other mad malaprops. Does Endoscope Reprocessing Keep You Up at Night? Following these 7 steps will ensure patient safety and extend the life of the delicate instruments. Editor's Page: Sexual Predators in the OR From the criminal to the creepy, protect your patients from lewdness. Ideas That Work: Blanket Security Tie Warming Blankets to Bed Posts Ideas That Work: Charitable Donations Give Expired Supplies to Those In Need Ideas That Work: Decontam Keep Loaner Trays Straight Ideas That Work: Empty Your Pockets Ensure Unused Supplies Find Their Way Back to Storage Room Ideas That Work: Quick Hitters Ideas That Work: Where Are My Clothes? A Simple Way to ID Patient Belongings Ideas That Work: Why It's Not Good to Bend IV Catheters Learning to Love Your EMR A conversation with a surgeon who took his hospital paperless. Post-op Pain Summit Leading pain management experts predict what analgesic regimens might look like in the not-so-distant future. Product News Secrets of High-Volume Vein Centers Experts share their tips on how to succeed in this growing field. Staffing: Create a Team of Leaders "Pit crews" give staff ownership in running the facility. Surgeons' Lounge: Clear Facemask A See-Through Surgical Mask Surgeons' Lounge: OR Etiquette In Search of a Surgical Code of Conduct Surgeons' Lounge: Orientation Just Got Easier Surgeons' Lounge: Relative Humidity Levels Dangers of Letting OR Humidity Dip Below 30% Surgeons' Lounge: Teamwork Don't Soak the Pans The Case for Rigid Containers Is it time to make a clean break from blue wrap? The Hazards of Surgical Smoke Are dangerous particles lurking in the air of your OR? Thinking of Buying ... A Phaco Machine Is it time to replace your facility's phaco system? What's the Standard For Pre-op Showers? An infection prevention researcher responds to updated skin prepping guidelines. Why Not Have Scrubs Professionally Laundered? Research and common sense show the advantages are too many to ignore. DID YOU SEE THIS?
