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A P R I L 2 0 1 8 • O U T PA T I E N TS U R G E R Y. N E T • 8 3 F or the longest time it was LBs, but now BMI is the unit of meas- ure surgical facilities use to deter- mine whether an overweight patient is a safe and suitable can- Using body mass index to predict operative risk. When Is BMI Too High? Dan O'Connor | Editor-in-Chief • SLIDING SCALE Some facilities have increased their BMI cutoff because so many of their patients exceeded it.

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• Editor's Page: We All Make Mistakes, But Few Talk About Them
• Ideas That Work: 5 Ways to Survive the Fentanyl Shortage
• Ideas That Work: Try This Tip on Your Tough IV Starts
• Ideas That Work: Give Us This Day Our Daily Huddle
• Ideas That Work: March Madness Brought Our Team Together
• Ideas That Work: Quick and Easy Kid-Friendly Touches
• Ideas That Work: Alternate Your Defibrillator Batteries
• Ideas That Work: Does That Injection Come With an Infection?
• Ideas That Work: Pet Therapy Dogs Work the Waiting Room
• Staffing: Help Tomorrow's OR Leaders With Their Capes
• Anesthesia Alert: Cataract Surgeons Giving Anesthesia?
• Almost Left Behind
• The Ink Must Go Where the Knife Will Cut
• A Credit Card Without Interest for Medical Expenses
• Taking Their Last Breath
• In Search of the Perfect Hernia Mesh
• 7 Accreditation Standards You Might Not Know Exist
• Create the Perfect Cataract Surgery Experience
• When Is BMI Too High?
• 6 Hot Trends in Medication Safety
• Get Up to Speed On GERD
• Product News: Great Ideas For Your OR
• Behind Closed Doors: Practical Jokers