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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 > February, 2008	Vol. IX, No. 2

FEATURES

Points of Entry

Is natural orifice surgery the wave of the future?

How We Standardized Our Ortho Skin Prepping Practices

The benefits are many when everyone in the OR understands the rationale behind your skin prep routine.

Making Stretcher Tables Work in Your Facility

Tips to maximize the impact stretcher tables have on OR performance.

Slight of Hand?

When it comes to selecting gloves, rubs and scrubs, be sure to pamper the hands that care for your patients.

It's Good To Be Frugal

A collection of our readers' best cost-saving ideas.

Block Scheduling Diplomacy

A 3-step plan to keep your ORs busy - and your surgeons happy.

What Can Your GI Services Learn from Toyota?

Plenty, when it comes to dramatically improving efficiencies.

What's New in Endoscope Technology

5 developments that may dramatically improvethe way physicians perform colonoscopies.

10 Things the OR Should Know About Central Sterile

How two pressure-cooker departments can work together more effectively.

4 Ways to Get What You Need from High-Def

Advice if you're considering upgrading to high-definition imaging.

Thinking of Buying...Consciousness Monitoring Devices

Case mix, concerns and convenient information drive your decision.

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Page

The Promise of Natural Orifice Surgery

Word Play

Get Your Creativity Juices Flowing

Staffing

Fall In Love All Over Again

Medical Malpractice

How to Lower Your Liability Premiums

Legal Update

When Can You Act on Sexual Harassment?

Coding & Billing

Documenting Vitrectomy and Retinal Detachment Repair

Safety

What Dangers Are Lurking Outside Your Walls?

Anesthesia Alert

Inside the Revised PONV Guidelines

Path Lab

Reading Between the Lines in the Pathology Report

Product News

Turn Your OR Table Into a Spinal Table

Behind Closed Doors

The Games People Play

February 2008

Advertisers in this Issue

Advanced Sterilization Products, American Kidney Stone Management, Ansell Healthcare, Arthrex, Ascent Healthcare Solutions, Aspect Medical Systems, B. Braun Medical, CareCredit, ChloraPrep, ConMed Linvatec, Darwin Professional Underwriters, EMS, Hy-Tape International, Karl Storz Endoscopy, L3 Healthcare Design, Inc., Malaysian Rubber Export Promotion, Masimo, MedRFP, MEDtegrity, MegaDyne, Metrex, Molnlycke Health Care, National Surgical Hospitals, Pentax Medical Company, Prescott's, Sony, TransMotion Medical, US WorldMeds, Verathon, VHA