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Infection Prevention: 12 Post-op warning signs for patients. These are the symptoms that warrant a phone call to the surgeon.

Infection Control: A back-to-basics approach curbs the infection rate at Mercy Tiffin (Ohio) Hospital.

Your primer on plasma cutting and coagulation devices. These little 'lightsabers' let your surgeons gently slice and seal tissue.

In Case You Missed It - Outpatient Surgery Magazine - September, 2015

Behind Closed Doors: Can't we all just get along? Is on-the-job behavior bogging us down?

Cutting Remarks: Block time blues. Dedicated OR time is hard to get and harder to hold.

Anesthesia Alert: mastering adductor canal blocks. Done correctly, they can help control pain for up to 4 days.

Image-guided sinus surgery: The new standard of care? A growing number of surgeons and patients are demanding the game-changing technology.

Relieve some of the stress of a busy OR day with this Idea That Works from San Diego, California.

Editor's Page: pardon the disruption. Embrace the disruptive technologies that are changing surgery.

Legal Update: Are your GI lab services legal? Exclusive pathology contracts can attract anti-kickback scrutiny.

Increase hand washing compliance with this Idea That Works from Houston, Texas.

Coding & Billing: Your last-minute ICD-10 checklist. 13 steps to take before the new coding system kicks in next month.

Space limitations? Try this Idea That Works from South Jordan, Utah.

Pain Control: 20,253 regional blocks later, the Andrews Institute's patients are free of pain and opioids.

Standardize your scope pre-cleaning kits with this Idea That Works from New Haven, Conn.

Financial Management: Rockford (Ill.) Gastroenterology Associates is dedicated to its financial mission.

Medical Malpractice: Lessons from the insulting anesthesiologist. She was caught on a smartphone mocking her sedated patient.

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