Outpatient Surgery Magazine Archive

Double-gloving a hole in one? How we convinced our surgeons and staff to double-glove.

What's new in surgical lights? Shining a light on the innovations for illuminating the surgical field.

Are surgeons fueling the opioid epidemic? If surgeons are "unwittingly enablers of addiction, abuse and overdosage," how should they manage post-op pain?

Business advisor: The art of the flip. Ground rules govern when we let surgeons run 2 rooms.

Can we eradicate Endophthalmitis? 7 preventive measures to guard against this rare but sight-threatening complication.

Hand hygiene for tour nose. Nasal decolonization gave our existing infection control protocols a boost -- without using antibiotics.

Product News

Behind closed doors: The case of the missing probe. Nurses pocket things for safe keeping, not to steal and sell.

Editor's page: A CRNA's story of addiction and recovery. 'We must grant each other permission to save each other.'

Here is an easy way to divert the flow of fluid from the primary bag to the rider. This Idea That Works is from Corona del Mar, CA.