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Outpatient Surgery E-Weekly

Las Vegas GI Doc Facing 28 Felony Counts in Hep C Case

Las Vegas physician Dipak Desai, MD, will face all 28 felony charges filed against him for allegedly exposing patients to hepatitis C, according to ...

New Device Helps Obese Patients Breathe Easier

Rice University engineering students have come up with a novel approach for lifting the excess abdomen weight that can hamper obese patients' breath...

How Effective are Your Infection Prevention Efforts?

Are your infection prevention efforts up to speed? It's generally advisable to find out before a site surveyor from a regulating or accrediting agen...

Archive > Patient Safety Guide 2010 Edition
When A Flawed Time Out Gave Us Pause
We quickly revamped our pre-op protocols after nearly committing a wrong-block error.
Can You Spot These 10 Drug Errors?
By closely examining these photos, you'll learn how to prevent medication hazards in your facility.
My Brush With Malignant Hyperthermia
The patient survived because we were prepared to react quickly and proficiently when the crisis struck.
Leave Nothing Behind
These 9 precautions prevent retained objects after surgery.
We Won't Get Burned Again
When one of our patients suffered a third-degree burn during electrosurgery, we all hurt and vowed it would never happen again.
9 Ways to Protect Patients
From Pressure InjuriesLessons learned from facilities that have strivedto make pressure ulcers a truly "never" event.
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