Do you usually read instructions? I rarely do unless I’m stuck. Take cooking, for example. Once I find a recipe I like, I tend to make it from memory, skipping the instructions....

SC leaders are facing unprecedented challenges. Many of you are juggling conflicting priorities, such as meeting regulatory requirements, increasing revenue and reducing...

In the Nov./Dec. 2024 issue of this magazine, I provided a list of 10 best practices your ASC can implement to become more environmentally sustainable....

In early April, the Outpatient Surgery Magazine editorial team headed north to attend AORN’s 72nd annual Global Surgical Conference & Expo....

I just finished reaching out to all the people I connected with at AORN Expo (see page 10 for some highlights from the show), and I’m getting ready to hit the road once again to...

It’s a common practice for surgical facilities to celebrate number-specific milestones — the first robotic surgery, the 100th, 500th or 1,000th total joints case, and so on....

Anyone who has ever turned over an OR knows that all disinfectant wipes aren’t created equal....

When it comes to hand hygiene, simple messaging can work wonders. Infection prevention leader Nicole Nomides, MT(ASCP), MS, CIC, FAPIC, can attest to that fact from...

Selecting the right antiseptic and using proper skin-prepping technique are obviously key to keeping patients free from infections, but so is using the correct-size applicator....

Regional anesthesia is a game changer in outpatient surgery. It promotes quicker recoveries, reduces intra- and postoperative opioid use, and facilitates same-day...

Technologies such as automated endoscope reprocessors (AERs), borescopes and specialized drying cabinets help staff at busy GI centers seamlessly perform a steady...

The “important part” of the surgery is over, and the sense of relief in the OR is palpable....

What the public sees are the glamorous professional ribbon-cutting photos from the groundbreaking event or the glowing press releases and news stories about the...

The risk of pressure injuries (PIs) may not be as obvious during outpatient surgeries, but they do exist....

Double-gloving and sharps safety are separate but equally important measures. Unfortunately, both areas can present major problems for leaders....

When Ammar Anbari, MD, exited one of the four operating rooms at Constitution Surgery Center East in Waterford, Conn., on March 10, it marked the end of a...

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....