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Dan O'Connor | Editor-in-Chief
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Going Green Can Save You Green
Julie Moyle, MSN, RN
34 Anesthesia Alert
An Infection Risk at the Head of the Table?
Clarence J. Biddle, CRNA, PhD
38 Safety
Time for a New Surgical Checklist
Lorne King Rosenfield, MD
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The Joys of ICD-10 Documentation
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150 Behind Closed Doors
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