Outpatient Surgery Magazine

A Through dva h Practical Innovation ancing Care Through h Practical In H 5085 ® STERIS the new... Introducing nnovation S Optim access to patient Shortened base for optimal mal Patient Acces ss no exp Unique table pad attachment and fl Surgical Table ™ Harmony ™ promotes easier cleaning posed screws, ush side rails with ble pad attachment and fl Easy to Clean ning ails with designed fo Delivering indu or the OR of today a ustry-leading innova and tomorrow tions specifically .steris.com/products/surgical-tables www Contact your STERIS representative or or visit

• Cover: Outpatient Surgery Magazine - December 2017
• Table of Contents: Features
• Table of Contents: Departments
• Editor's Page: Are Your Surgeons Suffering in Silence?
• Ideas That Work: The Long and Lonely Wait
• Ideas That Work: Stop the Hacking
• Ideas That Work: Sterility Assurance
• Ideas That Work: Don't Double-Bag Sharp Instruments
• Ideas That Work: Too Hot or Too Cold?
• Ideas That Work: Salary Saver
• Ideas That Work: Assigned Parking
• Ideas That Work: Go Green With Blue Wrap
• Staffing: Should You Hire New Grads or Veteran RNs?
• Infection Prevention: Don't Define Your Repressors by Their Failures
• Safety: Inside Our Near-Miss Wrong-Site Surgery
• A Drug Diverter Comes Clean
• The Ratings Game
• 12 Hot New Anesthesia Products
• Take a Closer Look at Ophthalmic Compounded Drugs
• 4 Keys to Prevent Patient Falls
• How We Negotiated Our Own Bundled Payments for Total Joints
• 6 Things You Might Not Know About Patient Warming
• The Aches and Pain of Laparoscopy
• The Big Picture on Surgical Imaging
• Is Your Cleaning Barely Scratching the Surface?
• Is It Time to Sterilize Endoscopes?
• Down the Drain or Direct to Drain?
• Tools for Difficult Colonoscopies
• Thinking of Buying ... Spinal Surgery Tables
• Product News
• Behind Closed Doors: Surgery for Santa