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6 Positioning Principles - June 2013 - Outpatient Surgery Magazine - Subscribe

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FEATURES 34 COVER STORY 6 Patient Positioning Principles Assess and protect key pressure points to keep patients' skin intact. 44 Reduce Your Reliance on Opioids for Pain Non-opioid arsenals are as effective — without the unwanted side effects. Eugene Viscusi, MD 51 Make Sterilization Everyone’s Job Successful processing means SPD, nurses and even reps must be on board. Karen Reiter, RN 58 Secrets to Success in Outpatient Knee Replacement Patients will walk out of your facility a few hours after they limp in. Richard Berger, MD 67 5 Myths About Surface Disinfection From contact times to whole-room UV systems, debunking common misconceptions. Kathleen Kohut, RN, BSN, CIC, CNOR 72 The Case for the Cloud Cloud computing provides safe, reliable and cost-effective data storage. Bruce Nadro, DO 82 Can You Ace Our Skin Prepping Pop Quiz? Questions and answers on pre-surgical skin antisepsis for you and your staff. David Bernard | Senior Associate Editor 91 How to Pick Patients for Continuous Nerve Blocks Candidate selection is a critical key to success. Here’s how to do it right. Brian M. Ilfeld, MD, MS 98 Yes, You Can Have a Smoke-Free OR How to convince your staff and your surgeons that smoke evacuation is essential. Lizbeth Bozeman, RN, CNOR 106 Buy the Right Ophthalmic Instruments Practical tips to satisfy your surgeons and protect the bottom line. Dan O’Connor | Editor-in-Chief 113 What’s New in Minimally Invasive Surgery A tour of the innovative products on display at the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons conference. Sharona B. Ross, MD

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