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Battle Post-op Pain Without Opioids - April 2016 - Subscribe to Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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A P R I L 2 0 1 6 • O U T PA T I E N T S U R G E R Y. N E T • 9 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 Contents April 2016 • Vol. XVII, No. 4 Features 55 67 95

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