Outpatient Surgery Magazine Archive

What's new in ENT navigation systems? These GPS-like devices help surgeons navigate through the nose using a 3D map created from CT scans.

Make anesthesia masks less scary for kids with this Idea that Works from Portland, Oregon.

Avoid bottlenecks in post-op with this Idea That Works from Tamaqua, Pennsylvania.

Take out the chill of cautery pads before placing them on the patient with this Idea That Works from Monticello, Utah.

Seal the drape to keep blood out of hair, an Idea That Works from Richmond Heights, Ohio.

Paying tribute to Dr. Wally Reed, outpatient surgery's true pioneer. The father of ambulatory surgery.

Relax patients and free them of fear with this Idea That Works from Beverly Hills, California.

Ask the Etiquette Doctor: Help! I don't know which dinner roll is mine. Good table manners make a favorable impression. Think 'BMW.'

This quick and easy idea gives you a way to mask surgical orders. An Idea That Works from Phoenix, Arizona.

Upgrades to imaging, instruments and intraoperative monitoring improve outpatient outcomes. The backbones to successful spine.