Special Editions Archive

Does your high-level disinfection hack it? Research highlights the importance of renewed focus on proper endoscope reprocessing.

The details of decontamination. The safety of your surgical instruments depends on these 5 factors.

The evolution of barrier protection. A review of the many ways that gloves, gowns, masks and drapes prevent infections.

Your options in whole room disinfection. Several systems take the human element out of cleaning OR surfaces.

The highlights of low-temperature sterilization. These reprocessing alternatives keep sensitive instruments out of the autoclave.

Better than high definition? Ultra HD is poised to become the latest technology that revolutionizes what surgeons see.

Making sense of cloud computing. The cloud can mobilize your facility, but keep your surgeons and staff on the same page.

Bug zapper. Room-disinfection robots shoot beams of ultraviolet light to reduce the bacterial count on surfaces you might have missed.

The view from inside. For colonoscopy, good visualization is getting better.

Why 3D still matters. Depth perception brings several advantages to surgical imaging.