Outpatient Surgery Magazine Archive

If you’ve ever worked in the OR, you are aware that the guiding light of any case is not the surgeon, anesthesiologist or even the schedule. It’s the surgeon’s preference sheet....

There’s a reason surgeons who perform outpatient spine surgery will say proper positioning is as important as the procedure itself. Improper positioning increases the...

I was 17, I took part in a program that paired entrepreneurial-minded youth with local business owners. The centerpiece of the program was site visits....

Thinking of buying a new product for your facility? Of course, you’ll want to trial the product first, but also take a preemptive look at its Instructions for Use (IFU), advises...

HCA Healthcare Central/West Texas (CWT) Division has implemented a phased program that teaches nurses scrubbing skills in the perioperative environment...

Smart implants have long held the promise of transforming orthopedic care — from passive mechanical devices to active, data-generating tools that can enhance clinical...

Proper instrument cleaning and care are, of course, essential components of the surgical process....

Infection prevention and control (IPC) has always been an integral part of perioperative leadership. Over time, its focus shifted from reactive outbreak management to...

More unintended retention of foreign object incidents were reported to The Joint Commission (TJC) in 2024 than in any of the four previous years, according to the...

OR integration can mean many different things to many different people. It could be as simple as getting all the devices in the OR connected or giving surgeon fingertip access...