Outpatient Surgery Magazine Archive

Getting certified for total joint surgery. Hear from the very first facilities to achieve advanced certification for total hip and total knee replacement.

Monitor core temperatures to avoid malignant hyperthermia with this Idea That Works from Bridgeport, Conn.

5 steps to PONV prevention. Post-operative nausea and vomiting is one of surgery's most unwanted side effects. Here's how to keep patients' stomachs settled.

Behind closed doors: Does this stuff ever happen to you? Or am I the only lucky one to experience these OR oddities?

Use self-adherent elastic wrap for this useful Idea That Works from Waltham, Mass.

Anesthesia alert: One simple trick to preempt post-op pain. The magic of a 50 mg dissociative dose of ketamine just before incision.

Slow down, save a life. Keeping your staff safe is a challenge in the fast-paced environment of same-day surgery.

Cutting remarks: Forgiveness: Don't leave home without it. Carrying around old hurts robs us of happiness, joy and energy.

Boost your patient satisfaction survey return rate with this Idea That Works from Austin, Texas.

Prevent pressure ulcers. 14 strategies to protect your patients from skin lesions caused by friction and unrelieved pressure.