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LETTERS & E-MAILS
For the Record
◗ Re: "Can We Eliminate Narcotics?" (January 2012, page 20).
DepoFoam, the product delivery component of the IV bupivacaine
drug Exparel, is not a foam but a multivesicular liposome, says Pacira
Pharmaceuticals. We regret the error.
InstaPoll
SO-SO START For the
first 2 months of the year,
surgical volume is up for
about one-third (31%) but
down for more than half
(54%) of the 575 facility
managers we polled.
How is surgical volume after
the first 2 months of 2013?
• Much busier than last year ............................. 11%
• Somewhat busier than last year .................... 20%
• Unchanged from last year .............................. 15%
• Somewhat slower than last year ................... 37%
• Much slower than last year ............................ 17%
SOURCE: Outpatient Surgery Magazine InstaPoll
(www.outpatientsurgery.net), February 2013, n=575
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