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On the Cover
Orthopedic surgeon Scott A.
Sigman, MD, used to pump his
patients full of opioids until he
realized there was a better —
and safer — way to manage and
minimize post-op pain. Dr.
Sigman shares his journey to
enlightenment, one that led to
the development of procedure-
specific, opioid-sparing multi-
modal drug cocktails that help
his patients endure the painful
first few days of recovery and
prevent them from becoming
another victim of the nation's
opioid epidemic.
Cover design by Ethan Anderson
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123 The Rise of Interventional Glaucoma
These minimally invasive procedures
are displacing daily drop regimens.
Daniel Cook | Executive Editor
Features
8 Ideas That Work
• Crown kings and queens of the OR
• Chat room app keeps staff connected
• Pics help staff pick the right instruments
18 Business Advisor
'What Matters Most Today?'
Steve Butz, MD
22 Infection Prevention
6 Unsafe Injection Practices Caught in the Act
Phenelle Segal, RN, CIC, FAPIC
26 Legal Update
The Ride Home: Uber Complicated or Easy Lyft?
Jason J. Krisza, Esq.
30 Safety
Make Today a Safe Day
Kathy Fisher, MSEd, BSN, RN, CNOR
130 Thinking of Buying … C-arms
A look at how the newest platforms
capture and store high-quality images.
Richard Broderick, MD, FACS, FAANS
142 Product News
148 Behind Closed Doors
25 Murphy's Laws of the OR
Paula Watkins, RN
Departments
In the December Big Book of Surgery
(bigbookofsurgery.com), we incorrectly reported
that D.A. Surgical's web page (da-surgical.com)
contained a webinar on the Trendelenburg position.
It does not and we regret the error.
For the Record
