Outpatient Surgery Magazine

Outpatient Surgery Magazine www outpatientsurgery.net April 2019 Do Marijuana and Anesthesia Mix? The Dangers of Malfunctioning Staplers Bair Hugger Debate Heats Up Learn to Love Your Accreditation Surveyor Backbreaker How Laser Spine Institute's multimillion-dollar surgery empire crumbled in a day. P. 34

• Cover: April Issue Outpatient Surgery
• Editor's Page: A Special Way to Honor Your Special Nurses
• Ideas That Work: Needlestick Prevention
• Ideas That Work: Man Cave for Prostrate Health
• Ideas That Work: Sterile Techniques
• Ideas That Work: Instructions for Use
• Ideas That Work: Time-Out Tip
• Ideas That Work: Emergency Management
• Anesthesia Alert: 8 Questions to Ask Patients Before Surgery
• Safety: High Time to Address Marijuana
• FDA Shocked by Spike in Malfunctioning Staplers
• Backbreaker
• Heated Debate
• Keep Patients Safe in Steep Trendelenburg
• Learn to Love Your Accreditation Surveyor
• Fired Up Over Mandatory Smoke Evacuation Laws
• Reduce the Risk of Radiation Exposure
• Your Prescription for Medication Safety
• 5 Keys to Preventing Retained Surgical Items
• Credit Where Credit Is Due
• On the Road with Dirty Scopes
• A Bright Idea for Your ORs
• Thinking of Buying... Single-Use Urology Scopes
• IV Tips & Tricks: Don't Let the Little Pinch Become a Big Ouch
• Staffing: Ready for Your Next Big Career Move?
• Product News: Great Ideas for Your OR
• Behind Closed Doors: The Way We Were