Special Editions Archive

Freestanding GI centers work on tight margins, and are generally reimbursed at a lower rate compared with hospitals or hospital outpatient surgery departments....

The guidance for storing flexible endoscopes starts with a simple enough premise: Make sure the cabinets you choose are expressly designed for that purpose....

Harvard sociologist Daniel Bell once said, “Technology, like art, is a soaring exercise of the human imagination.” We should keep Mr. Bell’s thought in mind as we consider how...

Cataract cases are among the most common, efficient and safe procedures in outpatient surgery....

In the good old days, keratoconus was the most common reason people received corneal transplants....

In outpatient ophthalmic surgery, especially in terms of its core cataracts procedures, various medications have emerged that are improving experiences and outcomes for...

Operating room temperatures have long been a point of contention among clinical staff and surgical teams....

At first blush, skin prep seems like a relatively straightforward process where nothing could go wrong....

Should facilities screen all patients for Staphylococcus aureus, or just some? Should they decolonize all patients without screening first?...

It’s a battle that never ends: disinfection of the many fixed and mobile surfaces in your ORs after every case, performed as quickly and as thoroughly as possible....