Product News - Outpatient Surgery Magazine - July, 2016

Special Report From DDW: 7 cool new gadgets your GI docs will love. A gastroenterologist tours Digestive Disease Week's exhibit hall.

Don't let unlocked carts lead to undetected abuse. Try this Idea That Works from Newington, Conn.

How we've (nearly) eliminated flashing. The New York Eye & Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai went from flashing nearly half of its instruments to hardly any.

Beating back bacterial biofilms. Tips to prevent the growth of the slimy coating that lets bacteria survive and thrive.

Capture your share of same-day spine. What factors will influence where your surgeons will bring their cases?

Editor's Page: compounding the compounding disaster. Was a callous disregard for people the Rx for medication contamination?

Decisions, Decisions: sorting through your options in surgical video. It's hard to pick the best surgical video system when the technology keeps changing.

Coding &'Billing: ICD-10 grace period is nearly over. Come October, you can expect to see a resurgence in claim denials.

What's new in ophthalmology? 9 new products your cataract surgeons would love to get their hands on.

Save time and energy pulling cases with this Idea That Works from Corinth, Mississippi.

Recycle blue wrap and help the homeless with this Idea That Works from Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Who should deliver anesthesia? The turf war between MDs and CRNAs heats up.

Stay on guard against malignant hyperthermia. The best drills simulate the urgency of a real life-or-death crisis.

Supercharge your continuous nerve block program. These 3 technological advances could make continuous catheters easier to place.

Hidden benefits of patient warming. The value of maintaining normothermia extends beyond contentment into the not-so-obvious areas of infection prevention and pain management.

Anesthesia's role in curbing the opioid epidemic. Q&A with Asim Alam, MD, FRCPC, DRCPC, anesthesiologist and opioid-use researcher.

New strategies to prevent nausea and vomiting after surgery. Updated guidelines tell us how to manage patients who are at increased risk for PONV.

Have you checked out anesthesia machines lately? Today's innovative workstations are built for safety and efficiency.

Where's the nearest video laryngoscope? Your anesthesia providers need to know they can secure even the most difficult airway.