COVID-19
S P E C I A L E D I T I O N
J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1 • O UTPATIENT SURGERY
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To Our Readers
The pandemic caught the world off-guard and temporarily shut down the industry by which you earn your living. When outpatient
facilities did reopen, the numerous challenges you faced in providing safe and efficient care were staggering. That's why we felt the
need to dedicate an entire issue to COVID-19. In our first (and hopefully only) Manager's Guide to COVID-19, we offer strategies on safe airway management, whole room dis-
infection, maintaining PPE levels, and technologies to better communicate with patients and their families. You'll also find a summary of the lessons learned during this
generational pandemic and walk away with a blueprint on how to handle the virus's most recent surge.
Cover design by Ethan Anderson | Photo by Lee S. Weissman/Northwell Health
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4 Guest Editorial
The Random Nature of This Awful Virus
Jay Horowitz, CRNA, APRN
5 Lessons Learned From COVID-19
The pandemic has taught us plenty about running
a facility during incredible circumstances.
Ann Geier, MS, RN, CNOR(E), CASC
10 Proven Strategies
for Managing PPE
Facilities are getting creative to maintain
adequate levels of personal protective equipment
despite nationwide shortages.
Adam Taylor | Senior Associate Editor
16 Making the Case for
Whole Room Disinfection
Supplement manual cleaning with high-tech
solutions to ensure ORs are sterile and sanitized.
Danielle Bouchat-Friedman | Associate Editor
21 Surgery
During the Surge
Outpatient facilities remain ready to care
for patients, even with COVID-19 infection
rates on the rise.
Dan Cook | Editor-in-Chief
26 Closing the Communication Gap
Engagement apps help patients and providers
get — and stay — on the same page during
the entire episode of surgical care.
Adam Taylor | Senior Associate Editor
29 Airway Management in the COVID-19 Era
Anesthesia providers must take additional steps
to perform intubations safely and effectively.
Brett Morgan, DNP, CRNA
33 Ad Index
34 Music Is Medicine for Frontline Heroes
Q&A with William Robinson, MD, the spine
surgeon who recorded an album to benefit
communities hit hard by COVID-19.
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