Try this Idea That Works to keep from going too deep during bronchoscopic intubations.

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Souped-up surface cleaning. Whole-room disinfection solutions and fine-tuned manual scrubbing will eradicate infection-causing microorganisms.

The lowdown on low-temp sterilization. Maximize your use of alternatives to the autoclave to reprocess heat-sensitive devices and flexible endoscopes.

6 rules for rigid sterilization container use. Practical steps to ensure the barrier between impurities and your instruments remains strong.

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Lessons in Lumened instrument cleaning. Follow these tips to ensure reprocessing's critical first step is performed correctly each and every time.

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Your options for managing small pupils. The list of devices and drugs for pupillary dilation and maintenance is growing.

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Endoscope reprocessing gone wrong. Recent outbreaks shine light on the dirty truth about the scope cleaning practices at facilities across the country.

Are surgeons fueling the opioid epidemic? If surgeons are "unwittingly enablers of addiction, abuse and overdosage," how should they manage post-op pain?

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