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46 COVER STORY
Battling Post-op Pain Without Opioids
5 multimodal approaches that work best
when pain from surgery is at its worst.
Kendal Gapinski | Associate Editor
55 The Case for Pre-Packaged Medications
Patient safety is just one of many
reasons you should use pre-filled syringes.
Steve Vitcov, MD
62 Puncture-Resistant ORs
Protect your surgeons and staff from
sharps injuries with safety-engineered devices.
Dan O'Connor | Editor-in-Chief
67 10 Insider Tips to Ace
Your Next Accreditation Survey
There's more to prepping for your survey
than just memorizing standards.
Kendal Gapinski | Associate Editor
74 Everything In Its Place
Tips to get a grip on your inventory.
Kendal Gapinski | Associate Editor
79 Where There's Smoke …
If you smell charred flesh in the OR, you're
probably inhaling invisible toxic gases, too.
Brenda Ulmer, RN, MN, CNOR
86 A Day in the Life of an Endoscope
Your scopes are flexible.
Your reprocessing standards shouldn't be.
David Bernard | Senior Associate Editor
95 Test-Driving the Newest
ENT Navigation Systems
Precision and convenience are
the hallmarks of the 5 latest offerings.
Jim Burger | Associate Editor
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