A P R I L 2 0 1 7 • O U T PA T I E N TS U R G E R Y. N E T • 5
40 COVER STORY
5 Steps to PONV Prevention
Post-operative nausea and vomiting is
one of surgery's most unwanted side effects.
Here's how to keep patients' stomachs settled.
Edna Ma, MD
47 Hole in One?
How we convinced our
surgeons and staff to double-glove.
Kimberly J. Elgin, MSN, RN, CNOR, CLNC
54 Safe Patient Positioning: A Photo Essay
A pictorial depicting proper techniques
to ensure surgical access and patient safety.
Emily Schaub, RN, BSN
72 Getting Certified for Total Joint Surgery
Hear from the very first facilities to
achieve advanced certification for total hip
and total knee replacement.
Jim Burger | Senior Editor
82 What's New in Surgical Lights?
Shining a light on the innovations
for illuminating the surgical field.
Bill Donahue | Senior Editor
88 How Do You Dispose of Fluid Medical Waste?
Three facilities discuss their choice
of liquid waste management.
Bill Donahue | Senior Editor
96 12 Things You Didn't Know
About Airway Emergencies
They can be difficult to predict and frightening to
manage. Here's what you need to keep in mind.
Diane Stopyra | Contributing Editor
104 Your Options for Managing Small Pupils
The list of devices and drugs for
pupillary dilation and maintenance is growing.
Jim Burger | Senior Editor
113 Endoscope Reprocessing Gone Wrong
Recent outbreaks shine light on the
dirty truth about the scope cleaning practices
at facilities across the country.
Frank Myers, MA, CIC, FAPIC
120 Are Surgeons Fueling the Opioid Epidemic?
If surgeons are "unwittingly enablers
of addiction, abuse and overdosage,"
how should they manage post-op pain?
Daniel Cook | Executive Editor
Contents
April 2017 • Vol. XVIII, No. 4
Features
72
88
113
