eNews Briefs

It's not your imagination. More and more procedures continue to move from hospitals to ASCs. A recent whitepaper says that, despite some backtracking from CMS, the trend...

There's no reason for any of your hardworking nurses to suffer a strain injury from transferring a patient from pre-op to the OR table or from the OR to PACU — especially with...

With the danger of criminal prosecution hanging over their heads, how many frontline nurses — many of whom are already burnt out from the harrowing experiences...

Wrong-site, wrong-side and wrong-patient surgeries are never acceptable, even on an OR's busiest day. Follow these five basic steps to avoid these devastating surgical errors....

When post-op infections occur at University of Wisconsin Health in Madison, a Strike Team assembles to drill down to their root causes and then takes immediate action...

The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) has updated its guideline for preventing unintentionally retained surgical items (RSIs) with a recommendation...

A study of nearly two million joint arthroscopies performed over eight years found no significant difference in overall complication rates among inpatient and outpatient...

Knee replacement patients younger than age 60 have similar joint pain and disability as their older counterparts, but also possess more risk factors for surgical...

Telehealth and virtual meetings were normalized out of necessity during the pandemic. Now researchers are exploring the possibility of tapping into video conferencing...

Robotic-assisted joint replacement surgery continues to gain momentum, even though there isn’t much data that shows the technology leads to better joint function....

Ophthalmic surgeon Jason J. Jones, MD, performs up to 24 cataract cases a day at the Jones Eye Clinic in Sioux City, Iowa. He is able to keep up the rapid pace during those...

Thanks to the ever-increasing use of multimodal pain management protocols, an increasing number of total joints patients are walking out of facilities on the same day...

After a typical cataract surgery, patients must safely and properly administer a staggering number of drops at home in the ensuing days and weeks to prevent infection...

The ability to provide high-quality, accessible outpatient spine care requires specialized equipment and instrumentation, a safety-first focus and a keen awareness of...

Reprocessing techs should identify and address broken, missing or incorrect instruments before sending sterilized sets to surgery, according to recent research....

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Outpatient Surgery Magazine's eNews Briefs. Bringing you the surgical news you want.

Outpatient Surgery Magazine's eNews Briefs. Bringing you the surgical news you want.

Outpatient Surgery Magazine's eNews Briefs. Bringing you the surgical news you want.