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Outpatient Surgery E-Weekly

News & Notes

Tip of the week Are red-bag wastes, sharps, recyclables and unshredded sensitive paperwork routinely ending up in your regular trash bins? Line those ...

InstaPoll: Do You Check Your Work E-Mail on Vacation?

Be honest: When you're on vacation, do you feel compelled to check your work e-mail 2 or 3 or 4 times a day? Or do you manage to leave it all behind...

N.Y. Hepatitis Outbreaks Linked to Propofol Reuse

An investigation into a pair of hepatitis outbreaks in New York City has revealed that the same anesthesiologist was responsible for spreading 6 cas...

Supplies/Implants
Specific articles on surgical supplies, including procedure packs, inventory management and case carts.
December 2004
Sorting Out Your Latex- and Powder-free Glove Options
If at first you don't succeed with powder-free surgical gloves, try again. And, if needed, again. That's what Terry Crow, CST, the materials manager at the Surgical Pa...
December 2004
Products
Reprocessing and reusing single-use cataract knives can save facilities a lot of money, but does the practice put patients at risk for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)? The e...
Supplies/Implants
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  Top 15 Regular Issue Articles
Sorting Out Your Latex- and Powder-free Glove Options (12/2004)
Products (12/2004)
How to Start an IV Without Pain (12/2004)
2004 Safety Sharps Challenge (12/2004)
Survey: Brushless Scrubs Catching On (11/2004)
Product News (11/2004)
On the Path to Perpetual Inventory (11/2004)
This Just In (11/2004)
6 Tips for Switching Distributors (11/2004)
Product News (10/2004)
Inside the New IOL That Reverses Presbyopia (10/2004)
Ideas That Work (10/2004)
A Crash Course in Crash Carts (10/2004)
Update on Safety Scalpels (9/2004)
Product News (9/2004)
  Top 15 Manager's Guides' Articles
Understanding Antiemetic Medications
The Ins and Outs of Intravenous Sedation
How Do Pain Pumps Work?
A Guide to Generics
Eliminating Medication Errors
The Basics of Non-Opioid Analgesics
Anesthesia and Herbal Medications
The ABCs of Antibiotics
10 Tips for Improved Local Anesthesia
What Is Your Best Advice for Buying Wound Closure Devices?
Why We Hired a Materials Manager
What Strategies Have You Used to Standardize Your Surgical Packs?
What Is Your Best Advice for Buying Blades and Knives?
Buyer Beware: Strategies for Better Purchasing Negotiations
What Is Your Best Advice for Buying Prepping Products?