Special Editions Archive

New strategies to prevent nausea and vomiting after surgery. Updated guidelines tell us how to manage patients who are at increased risk for PONV.

Supercharge your continuous nerve block program. These 3 technological advances could make continuous catheters easier to place.

Who should deliver anesthesia? The turf war between MDs and CRNAs heats up.

Hidden benefits of patient warming. The value of maintaining normothermia extends beyond contentment into the not-so-obvious areas of infection prevention and pain management.

Stay on guard against malignant hyperthermia. The best drills simulate the urgency of a real life-or-death crisis.

Avoid infection control disasters. Expert-led workshop tackles hot-button issues in SSI prevention.

How to perfect your central sterile department. This session is for you if you think a good autoclave can cover up a bad reprocessing department.

Make your fcility a high reliability organization. Implement standardized, evidence-based practices to boost efficiency and patient safety.

So, you want to add Outpatient Total Joints? Learn the ins and outs of building a world-class program from the team that's already done it.

Every 1/2 second counts: A victim's perspective on patient safety. He lost his wife in a car accident and his toddler son days later to a medication error.