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Going outpatient? Patients who used to pack overnight bags for these 5 procedures are now home in time for lunch.

Thinking of buying ... Medication safety products and devices. It's time to stop blaming, and start implementing available solutions.

Remind yourself of why you chose a career in health care with this Idea That Works from Philadelphia, Pa.

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

Make no mistake: Prepping the skin takes time. How to convince your surgeons and staff that a proper skin prep can't be rushed.

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.

5 burning questions about patient warming. Separating fact from fiction on ways to prevent hypothermia and lower infection risks.

Get buy-in for bundles to reduce infection risks. Q&A with Chad Buhs, MD, surgeon champion of SSI prevention.

Inside our journey to zero SSIs. It took evidence-based practices and hard work to eliminate infections.

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

Kryptonite for superbugs. 3 surefire ways to strengthen your infection prevention protocols to neutralize antimicrobial-resistant bacteria.

Getting certified for total joint surgery. Hear from the very first facilities to achieve advanced certification for total hip and total knee replacement.

Monitor core temperatures to avoid malignant hyperthermia with this Idea That Works from Bridgeport, Conn.

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.

Business advisor: The art of the flip. Ground rules govern when we let surgeons run 2 rooms.

Ideas That Work: Bag Up That Used Blue Wrap - Outpatient Surgery Magaz

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

Simplify and streamline your pre-admissions process and get staff involved with this Idea That Works from Dublin, Ohio.

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