Outpatient Surgery Magazine Archive

The case for standardizing skin preps. The opportunity to reduce infections is just one of several benefits.

How to create a latex-safe facility. Rather than trying to rid your facility of latex, treat all your staff and patients as if they have a latex allergy.

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.

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.