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36 COVER STORY
The Trouble With Transvaginal Mesh
Why did the FDA ever approve a product
that has injured thousands of women?
There's plenty of blame to go around.
Jim Burger | Associate Editor
44 Unobstructed View
Technology and techniques to help
your laparoscopic surgeons see better.
Kendal Gapinski | Associate Editor
54 2016 Cataract Technology Survey
Which innovations are cataract surgeons embracing?
Dan O'Connor | Editor-in-Chief
61 A New Way to Think About Retained Items
Studies on the psychology of counting helped
shape AORN's updated prevention guideline.
Dan O'Connor | Editor-in-Chief
67 Rules of Reprocessing:
Lumened Instruments
Get back to the basics to properly
sterilize these complex instruments.
Gail Horvath, MSN, RN, CNOR, CRCST
76 6 Tips to Boost Your
Colonoscopy Service Line
Here's how high-volume GI centers
improve their efficiency and patient satisfaction.
Kendal Gapinski | Associate Editor
81 5 New Technologies for Treating GERD
The list of minimally invasive surgical
and endoscopic options is expanding.
Ronnie Fass, MD
87 Last One Out Cleans the OR
These 6 keys to terminal cleaning will leave
your facility spotless after a hard day's work.
Nikki Williams, RN, CNOR
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