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General Anesthesia Contributes to Post-op Pain

Some "noxious" general anesthetics excite sensory neurons that cause peripheral pain in patients once they wake from surgery, researchers say. I...

WHO Issues Surgical Safety Checklist

The World Health Organization and the Harvard University School of Public Health have created a new perioperative checklist for surgical team member...

Surgical Business Ethics in the Press

It's no secret that some leading orthopedic surgeons receive six- and seven-figure payments annually from the makers of artificial hips and knees. B...

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My Turn
Why Office Surgery Needs an Elite Credential
Scott Newman, MD, FACS

Your facility was well-credentialed during the Aug. 14 blackout that crippled a major part of the northeastern United States and Canada's Ontario province - but were you? You see, probably very few surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses and technicians had to care for patients in darkness that day, thanks to credentialing requirements from organizations such as JCAHO, AAAHC and AAAASF.

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