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Surgical Video and Imaging

What's New in ENT Navigation Systems?

By: Mani Zadeh04/02/2014

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.

Ideas That Work

Ideas That Work: Pre-Op Anxiety in Kids

By: OSD Staff04/02/2014

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

Ideas That Work

Ideas That Work: Coffee, Juice Or Tea?

By: OSD Staff04/02/2014

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

Ideas That Work

Ideas That Work: Patient Warming

By: OSD Staff04/02/2014

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

Corrosion-Free Instruments

By: Sharon Greene-Golden04/02/2014

Corrosion-free instruments. The keys to preventing spots, stains and pits.

Infection Prevention

Infection Prevention: What's Up With TASS?

By: Nick Mamalis04/02/2014

Infection Prevention: What's up with TASS? Incidences are on the decline, but there's still work to be done.

Infection Prevention

The Case for Standardizing Skin Preps

By: Bonnie Zehr, Mary Steiert04/02/2014

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

Ideas That Work

Ideas That Work: Seal The Drape

By: OSD Staff04/02/2014

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

Editor's Page: The Father of Ambulatory Surgery

By: Dan O'Connor04/02/2014

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

Ideas That Work

Ideas That Work: Save on Gauze

By: OSD Staff04/02/2014

Save on guaze with this Idea That Works from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Staff Safety

A Sharps Safety Program Even OSHA Could Love

By: Jennifer Skersick04/02/2014

A sharps safety program even OSHA could love. Inspectors lauded our efforts to limit needlesticks and cuts.

Ideas That Work

Ideas That Work: Save Time and Trouble

By: OSD Staff04/02/2014

Save time and trouble by placing pre-wrapped trays on the case cart. An Idea That Works from Voorhees, New Jersey.

News

Transition to ICD-10 Delayed Again

By: OSD Staff04/01/2014

Transition to ICD-10 delayed again. The new coding system got caught up in political wrangling on Capitol Hill.

Bariatric

Did United Use Phony Excuses and Delay Tactics to Avoid Lap-Band Payments?

By: OSD Staff03/26/2014

California surgery centers and physicians are suing insurer United over its weight-loss surgery reimbursement practices.

Could 3D Printing Revolutionize Surgery?

By: Axel Krieger03/25/2014

Could 3D printing revolutionize surgery? Now you can strategize with an exact replica before you operate.

Infection Prevention

Bug Zapper

By: Lou Ann Bruno-Murtha03/25/2014

Bug zapper. Room-disinfection robots shoot beams of ultraviolet light to reduce the bacterial count on surfaces you might have missed.

Gastroenterology

The View From Inside

By: Seth Gross03/25/2014

The view from inside. For colonoscopy, good visualization is getting better.

Surgical Video and Imaging

Why 3D Still Matters

By: Gerald Andriole03/25/2014

Why 3D still matters. Depth perception brings several advantages to surgical imaging.

Orthopedics

Outpatient Knee Gains Momentum

By: Jeffrey Mokris03/25/2014

Outpatient knee gains momentum. Patients want to go home the day of surgery. Why not let them?

Ophthalmology

Eyeing the Potential Of Laser Cataract Surgery

By: James Salz03/25/2014

Eyeing the potential of laser cataract surgery. Improved outcomes might lead to more widespread use of the game-changing technology.

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