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.

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

Anesthesia's role in curbing the opioid epidemic. Q&A with Asim Alam, MD, FRCPC, DRCPC, anesthesiologist and opioid-use researcher.

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Where's the nearest video laryngoscope? Your anesthesia providers need to know they can secure even the most difficult airway.

How safe are your patients? Our survey shows you have a long way to go to provide the level of quality and safety that your patients deserve.

Innovative Ideas: Make patients' escorts feel at home.

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Where to focus your infection prevention efforts. Make these key areas of focus a priority.

Infection Prevention: Can anesthesia providers spread infection? Absolutely yes -- pay attention to what goes on at the head of the table.

What's new for minimally invasive surgery? Advanced imaging, robotic assistance and other looks into laparoscopy's future at the SAGES exhibit hall.

Safety: Get the most out of your safety checklist. Frontline feedback and active participation help check all the boxes.

Medical Malpractice: Don't get tripped up with these EHR errors. A simple typo could still put you at risk of a negligence lawsuit.

The future of cataract surgery. These advances will innovate your ophthalmic ORs.

Editor's page: changing of the guard. When it's time to retire, will you train your replacement the right way?

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Stretcher-chairs for safer patient handling. Ready to transform your facility into a no-lift, no-transfer environment?

Thinking of buying ... rigid sterilization containers? An open-and-shut case for bypassing blue wrap

4 hot trends in sinus surgery. Top docs reveal how and where procedures will be performed in the not-too-distant future.

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