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Apprise patients of the reasonable risks of a procedure without scaring them to death. (Mis) informed consent form.

Six ways you can innovate to perform bigger cases with better outcomes. This is how we're pushing the outpatient spine envelope.

The unintended consequences of unintended hypothermia. Warming's not just about patient comfort. There are very real threats in even mild hypothermia.

Limited-use instruments and devices save money and prevent waste. Making the case for reposables.

Can ventral hernia surgery be profitable? Facility leaders say it starts with communication and cost control.

Let staff find replacement when calling off. Save time and money with this Idea That Works from Wooster Ambulatory Surgery Center in Ohio.

Avoid inaccurat CO2 capnogrphy readings with this Idea That Works from the Delmont Surgery Center in Greensburg, Pa.

Convert your stretcher table to a hand table with this Idea That Works from Seven Hills Surgery Center in Henderson, Nevada.

Make the removal of tegaderm painless. Stretch it, don't peel it. An Idea That Works from Maryville Surgical Center in Tennessee.

Recent innovations are bringing everything into sharper focus. See It Now: Advances in GI Visualization.