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Outpatient Surgery E-Weekly

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 > June, 2006 Vol. VII, No. 6

Editor's Page

Living With a Poorly Designed Surgical Center

Dan O'Connor, Editor-in-Chief

Dan O If we were to hold a contest for the Worst Designed Surgical Center, the hands-down winner would be an upside-down facility in the South that reminds me of my desk: neat and orderly on the outside, but a real mess once you open the drawers and look inside.

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