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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, 2012 Vol. XIII, No. 2
FEATURES
How Would You Warm This Patient?
Pick the best interventions to avoid hypothermia in your patients.
IOLs in Focus
What you told us about buying and managing these cataract surgery staples.
6 Tips for a Stress-Free Accreditation Survey
Things will go a lot smoother if you follow this simple, sensible advice.
Choose the Optimum Skin Prep
3 steps to picking the right prep and using it properly.
Secrets of Our Ultrasound-Guided Block Success
Adding the imaging tool has made our regional anesthesia state-of-the-art.
How Would You Handle This Challenging Airway?
Study these lost-airway cases for important do's and don'ts.
Should You Add Image-Guided Sinus Surgery?
Users say the technology can take your ENT specialty to the next level.
Are You Ready for a Malignant Hyperthermia Emergency?
Keep your staff ready for this rare event with our memory aid.
Cutting to the Truth About Safety Scalpels
Tearing holes in 5 myths your surgeons may believe.
Pick the Perfect Table
Look for versatile, easy to maneuver and durable surfaces when upgrading the centerpiece of your OR.
DEPARTMENTS
Editor's Page
When Your Dream Job Goes Up in Smoke
Letters & E-Mails
Ideas That Work
Walk the halls
Staffing
One Nurse, One Patient
Legal Update
Make Protecting Patient Privacy a Priority
Coding & Billing
Getting Paid for Pain Management in 2012
Business Advisor
Could Your Facility Use a Spark?
Anesthesia Alert
A Simple Way to Screen For Obstructive Sleep Apnea
OR Excellence
Connection Bids
Thinking of Buying...Automated Endoscope Reprocessors
Say goodbye to manual scope processing.
Product News
MRI-powered capsule endoscope
Amazed & Amused
The Power of Personification
Cutting Remarks
Hanging in the OR Lounge
Behind Closed Doors
Respect Your Reprocessors
February 2012
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