Outpatient Surgery Magazine

The Death of Joan Rivers What Went Wrong? What Went Wrong? S he arrived in a limousine and left in an ambulance. Joan Rivers was supposed to undergo a routine endoscopy to diagnose why she was suffering a sore throat, a hoarse voice and Lessons learned from an endoscopy that was anything but routine. ROGUE OR ROUTINE? Ms. Rivers died on Sept. 4, several days after going into cardiac arrest following a routine endoscopy at a surgery center. Dan O'Connor | Editor-in-Chief Jim Burger | Associate Editor The Death of Joan Rivers C O V E R S T O R Y

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• Table of Contents: Features
• Table of Contents: Departments
• Editor's Page: Trade You a Disruptive Doc for a Full Schedule
• The Surgeons' Lounge: Pain Control
• The Surgeons' Lounge: Blog Review
• Ideas That Work: Clearing the Hair
• Ideas That Work: Ouchless Option
• Ideas That Work: Bedside Arranging
• Ideas That Work: Show the Way
• Ideas That Work: Communication
• Ideas That Work: Letter Perfect
• Ideas That Work: IV Advice
• Ideas That Work: Slipper Signals
• Ideas That Work: Facility Design
• Staffing: 6 Creative Staffing Solutions
• Safety: Blue Dye Mix-Up Blinds Patient
• Anesthesia Alert: Acing the Pre-Operative Anesthesia Evaluation
• Legal Update: Is It Safe to Say You're Sorry?
• The Death of Joan Rivers: What Went Wrong?
• Alternative Uses for Peripheral Nerve Blocks
• 7 Ways to Use Smartphones and Tablets in the OR
• Are You Cleaning GI Scopes Properly?
• How Clean Are Your OR Surfaces?
• 5 Cataract Complications to Avoid
• Yes, You Can Do Outpatient Colectomy
• Thinking of Buying … HD Video Displays
• Product News
• Cutting Remarks: Off and Running at Our New ASC
• Behind Closed Doors: "You Had to Be There …"