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Malpractice Verdicts Often Favor Physicians

Physicians come out on the winning end of 80% of malpractice claims that end in jury verdicts, according to researchers at Massachusetts General Hos...

Study: CT Colongraphy Effective in Finding Polyps

A CT-scan-based, laxative-free "virtual colonoscopy" may be as effective as standard colonoscopy in finding potentially cancerous polyps, according ...

Wrong-Site Prevention Video Shows the Right Way

Wrong-site, wrong-patient and wrong-procedure surgery must be prevented at all costs. The 3 steps of the Joint Commission's Universal Protocol make ...


	Archive > February, 2005	Vol. VI, No. 2

FEATURES

Fast Facts About Fast Track Anesthesia

Which anesthetic techniques and induction agents are best suited to make this evolving form of ambulatory anesthesia work for you?

Letters Emails

What's New in Phaco Machines

Here's a look at what's on the market and how it might accommodate your and your surgeons' needs.

Evaluating Surgical Skin Preps

Here are some things you'll need to know about our One-Stop Guide.

Rescued by a Corporate Partner

This failing surgery center was out of options until a management firm led a facility-saving turnaround.

Reader Survey: Patient Warming Gets Proactive

The focus is on maintaining normothermia throughout the patient's stay.

Are Refurbished Microscopes Right For Your Facility?

Industry experts and surgical managers discuss the pros and cons of restored scopes.

What to Expect on Your Next Survey

Soon after the surveyor paid these three facilities a visit, so did we. Here's what we found out.

Thinking of Buying...Electrosurgical Generators

Power, waveforms, extra features and disposables comprise the purchasing keys.

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Page

What You're For, Strengthens You

This Just In

Preventable Errors

Ideas That Work

Televising Your Surgery

Legal Update

When Is Consent Truly Informed?

Coding & Billing

10 Timeless New Year's Resolutions

Staffing

Making Monthly Meetings Meaningful

Safety

How to Handle a Bleeding Surgeon

Infection Prevention

Keep Your Red Bag Waste Off the Floor

Product News

End Complaints About Gloves' Rolling Down

Medical Malpractice Quiz

Wrong Person Surgery — A Near Miss

February 2005

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