Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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• October 2019 Cover
• Ideas That Work: Socks Over Stigma
• Ideas That Work: See It, Solve It
• Ideas That Work: Sounds of Sedation
• Ideas That Work: Infection Control
• Ideas That Work: Learning Made Fun
• Ideas That Work: Fire Safety
• Ideas That Work: Frontline Feedback
• Staffing: In Need of a Culture Change?
• Anesthesia Alert: Every Syringe in its Place
• Infection Prevention: Focus On Flexible Endoscope Care
• Caring for Patients With High BMIs
• Ready for a 4K Upgrade?
• Strategies for Better Medication Management
• Clean Up After Yourself
• Bringing the Pre-op Process Up to Speed
• Opioids Are Overplayed
• How Clean Is Your OR Air?
• 3 Ideas to Improve Patient Satisfaction
• Take Better Care of Your Endoscopes
• Considering the Costs of Complex Cataracts
• How We're Fighting VTE - and Winning
• Thinking of Buying... Small Bone Power Tools
• Behind Closed Doors: Scary Surgery