Outpatient Surgery Magazine Archive

Keep safety glasses handy with this Idea That Works from Oradell, New Jersey.

4 keys to a successful headlight trial. Inside UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center's quest to convert its fleet of 85 headlights to an all-cordless one.

Corral electrical cords and cables with these Ideas That Work.

See how ORs are managing OR times and scheduling the last case of the day.

Easily relocate items accidentally thrown away in the operating room with the retrieval system called SORT (Search Operating Room Trash).

Avoid general anesthesia in restless legs syndome patients with this Idea That Works from Langhorne, Pennsylvania.

No need to rewrite unchanged H&Ps with this Idea That Works from Las Vegas, Nevada.

Innovative Ideas: Discharge instructions done right.

Last one out cleans the OR. These 6 keys to terminal cleaning will leave your facility spotless after a hard day's work.

A new way to think about retained items. Studies on the psychology of counting helped shape AORN's updated prevention guideline.