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38 SPECIAL REPORT
Compounding Disaster
How the deadliest medication
contamination case in U.S. history happened —
and how it could happen again.
Outpatient Surgery Editors
50 7 Cool New Gadgets Your GI Docs Will Love
A gastroenterologist tours
Digestive Disease Week's exhibit hall.
Seth Gross, MD, FACG, FASGE, AGAF
64 Busting 5 Myths About Mini-Lap
Don't let these misconceptions prevent you
from providing the best for your patients.
Jay A. Redan, MD, FACS
69 Beating Back Bacterial Biofilms
Tips to prevent the growth of the slimy coating
that lets bacteria survive and thrive.
Donna Swenson, BS, CRCST, CHL
74 Decisions, Decisions: Sorting
Through Your Options in Surgical Video
It's hard to pick the best surgical video system
when the technology keeps changing.
Kendal Gapinski | Associate Editor
84 What's New in Ophthalmology
9 new products your cataract surgeons
would love to get their hands on.
T. Hunter Newsom, MD
97 The Whole Truth About
Whole-Room Disinfection
Automated antimicrobial devices reach the corners
and crevices that sprays and wipes sometimes miss.
Nancy L. Havill, MT(ASCP), MHA, CIC
104 Surgeon and Staff Safety:
Lost in the Shuffle
Does your OR team focus as much on
its own safety as that of the patient's?
Daniel Cook | Executive Editor
112 How We've (Nearly) Eliminated Flashing
The New york Eye & Ear Infirmary of
Mount Sinai went from flashing nearly half
of its instruments to hardly any.
Editha Esquieres, RN, MHA, CNOR
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