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More and more patients today are choosing ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) over traditional hospitals for their surgical procedures. ASC surgical volume is expected to increase by 21% over the next decade to reach 44 million procedures a year by 2034.
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The technological advancements in sterilization techniques, conduction of clinical trials for infection control, increasing need for battling antibiotic resistance and the rising incidences of hospital-acquired infections are driving the growth of the infection control market.
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Forget the outdated nutrition advice that told parents to skip whole milk. A growing body of research is turning that idea on its head, making it time to rethink what “healthy” means for growing kids.
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The ambulatory surgery center (ASC) market evolved markedly in 2025. Many centers expanded service lines to add spine, cardiovascular or total joint procedures and adopted technologies, such as robotics, AI, telehealth and advanced electronic health records.
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More than a decade ago, Dr. William Leiva, senior program manager of sterile reprocessing at Medtronic, observed something troubling. He noticed that some sterile barrier systems (SBS), like peel patches, looked “brittle” or “toasted” after sterilization.
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This month I would like to highlight the accomplishments of a colleague – Dr. Shelly Mason. She recently completed a Ph.D. with a perioperative nursing focus. Mason’s academic achievement is noteworthy on a personal level but there are important implications also for perioperative nursing.
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