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OR Excellence Pre-Registration Deadline Extended

There's still time to obtain discounted pricing for Outpatient Surgery Magazine's 2010 OR Excellence conference and participate in our pre-registrat...

Can Robots Place Regional Blocks?

In addition to its laparoscopic applications, the da Vinci surgical robot might be able to perform complex regional anesthesia from remote locations...

After Surgery, Pain Remains For Some

While most surgical patients report marked improvements following surgery, a significant number complain of less vitality and more pain in the year ...

Archive >  Infection Control 2002

Update on Hand Hygiene

Proposed CDC guidelines are aimed at making scrubbing safer and more effective.

This year, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), working with several other recognized authorities, is expected to release "Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings." This comprehensive update of a 15-year-old guideline may signal a new era in hand antisepsis.

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