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How Are You Improving
The Patient Experience?
Your facility's future success hinges on
meeting growing expectations for high-quality,
compassionate care.
Daniel Cook | Executive Editor
36 Sweet Ride From Start to Finish
Stretcher chairs let patients begin and end
their surgical journey on the same surface.
Victoria Wiltshire, MBA, RN
41 A Turn for the Better
8 ways to cut your turnover times —
without sacrificing patient care.
Mike Morsch | Associate Editor
50 Post-op Pain Pearls
A review of strategies and studies
on managing surgical pain.
Dan O'Connor | Editor-in-Chief
57 Most Popular Prefilled Syringes
Our survey reveals which drugs our readers
buy premixed, prelabeled and ready to give.
Jared Bilski | Senior Associate Editor
66 5 Things to Know About
Intracameral Antibiotics
They appear to be more effective than topical
prophylaxis for preventing endophthalmitis,
but they're still not approved by the FDA.
Joe Paone | Senior Associate Editor
74 The Economics of
Robot-assisted Spine Surgery
The massive upfront cost is offset by fewer
revision surgeries, lower infection rates,
reduced lengths of stay and shorter OR times.
Joe Paone | Senior Associate Editor
80 7 Exciting Advances in
Laparoscopy and Endoscopy
The chair of SAGES's new Technology Council
reviews a few of the ingenious products
on display in the 2019 exhibit hall.
Christopher Schlachta, MD
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