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Study: Anesthesia Awareness May Trigger Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Nearly two-thirds of patients who experienced intraoperative awareness suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder 5 years after their surgeries, a...

Trained Providers Lower Propofol Risks

The airway complication risks associated with the use of propofol during advanced endoscopic procedures are lower when trained professionals deliver...

Wrong-Site Errors Plague Nerve Blocks, Too

A study examining the frequency and causes of wrong-site injections in pain management procedures recommends strict use of the Universal Protocol in...


	Archive > January, 2007	Vol. VIII, No. 1

FEATURES

9 PACU Pick-me-ups

How to get your patients on their feet and on their way home sooner.

How We Made Part-time Staffing Work

Moving to this model helps control payroll expenses in the face of diminishing reimbursements. Plus, 2006 salary survey results.

Coming Clean on Hand Hygiene: How Much Do You Really Know?

Hand hygiene is your first defense against SSIs and, increasingly, against preventing MRSA transmission.

Regional Anesthesia for Pediatric Patients

Understanding the anatomic differences between adults and children is one key to safety when administering blocks to your young patients.

Procedures on Wheels

Could you benefit from services that bring equipment and technicians to you?

Understand the Science of Patient Warming

Avoiding hypothermia in the OR goes beyond blankets and blowers.

Are You Prepared for the Colonoscopy Boom?

Here's how to cope with the pressure to do more for less.

Thinking of Buying...Surgical Headlights

Light quality and comfort are key to selecting headlamps for your surgeons.

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Page

No Parking in the PACU

Letters & E-mail

IV drug ban is poor solution

This Just In

From ASC to hospital

Ideas That Work

Get creative with greeting cards

Legal Update

Happy or Sad Days for Doc-owned Hospitals?

Business Advisor

Don't Let Sloppy Hiring Get You in Trouble

Coding & Billing

Penalize Patients Who Cancel Surgery

Product News

How to Pick the Perfect Defibrillator

Infection Prevention

Is Silver the New Gold Standard Against Infections?

Behind Closed Doors

Will This Case Ever End?

January 2007