A P R I L 2 0 1 8 • O U T PA T I E N T S U R G E R Y. N E T • 3
Contents
4 On Point
Give New Technologies a Chance
James Geiger, MD
8 Stay in Constant Communication
Automated text messaging keeps patients
engaged and satisfied with their care.
Daniel Cook | Executive Editor
16 Surgery Never Looked So Good
The latest imaging upgrades will wow surgeons
and allow for safer, more efficient care.
Kendal Gapinski | Contributing Editor
26 Advances in Image-Guided Sinus Surgery
Enhanced real-time imaging and improved
instrumentation tracking let surgeons operate
smarter and safer.
JoEllen McBride, PhD
34 Rev Up Your Reprocessing Room
8 exciting high-tech advances on the
horizon for your facility's instrument hub.
Weston "Hank" Balch, BS, MDiv, CRCST, CIS, CHL
46 5 Difference-Making Tools for Total Joints
Investing in these innovations could
push your program to the next level.
Stefan Kreuzer, MD
54 What's New in Anesthesia and Pain Control
The quest for speedier and safer fast-on, fast-off.
Dan O'Connor | Editor-in-Chief
61 Colon Cancer Doesn't Stand a Chance
Endoscope advances and new diagnostic tools are
helping physicians find difficult-to-spot polyps.
Daniel Cook | Executive Editor
66 Building Trust Between
Surgical Teams and Robots
Q&A with Joshua Tyler, MD, FACS, FASCRS,
air force surgeon and robotics revolutionary.
To Our Readers
You can't afford to waste capital equipment dollars on
bells and whistles and you certainly don't have time to
decipher marketing claims about the latest and greatest products. That's why we asked in-the-know experts about
innovations that are making real differences in today's ORs and new technologies that promise to transform the
future of surgery. Their insights fill the pages of this year's Manager's Guide to Hot Technology, which we hope helps
keep your facility on the cutting edge of care.
Cover design by Ethan Anderson
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