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Answering the Call - May 2020 - Subscribe to Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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6 • O U T PA T I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E • M A Y 2 0 2 0 On the Cover Elective surgeries were on hold, facilities were temporarily shut- tered and scores of dedicated healthcare professionals found themselves on the sidelines. Many nurses, anesthesiologists and physicians offered their assistance on the frontlines of the fight against the coron- avirus. In this issue, we tell the stories of those brave healthcare workers and salute their selfless acts. We also look at the recent- ly released roadmap for resum- ing elective surgeries and explore how COVID-19 may have permanently changed the world of elective surgery. Cover design by Ethan Anderson 12 98 Departments 8 Editor's Page Home Alone, Together 12 Ideas That Work • Make your own COVID-19 masks • Get a jump on IV starts • GI Techs deserve a break 21 Staffing Should You Furlough or Layoff Staff? Raleigh "Sandy" Seay, Jr., PhD 98 Infection Prevention Nasal Decolonization Helps Control COVID-19 Randy W. Loftus, MD 100 Anesthesia Alert Anesthesia Machines Provide Life-Saving Support Michael McLaughlin, DNP, CRNA/APN 104 Product News 110 Behind Closed Doors Positivity During a Pandemic Paula Watkins, RN 100

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