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Outpatient Surgery E-Weekly

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 ...

Home > News > November, 2011

How to Ensure Continuous Nerve Block Success

A surgeon offers 5 simple steps to make your program a winner.

Published: November 14, 2011
Categories: Anesthesia, Ideas That Work, Pain Management, Supplies/Implants
Pain pumps offer the best available pain management, and surgeons love them. Still, the value of these devices diminishes without a solid pain pump program. Follow these 5 steps to put a winning program in place at your facility.

Mark McGraw

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So-What Study Finds That ASC Owners Perform More Surgery

CMS Updates Emergency Equipment Requirement

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