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Disparities in Pain Management

WEBHealth disparities in pain management remain a pervasive public health crisis. Racial and ethnic disparities have been identified in all aspects of pain management from acute, …

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Perioperative Safety Culture: Principles, Practices, and Pragmatic

WEBThis issue of Anesthesiology Clinics is dedicated to the topic of “Perioperative Safety Culture,” and it is intended to be a comprehensive guidebook for perioperative …

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Patient Safety and Clinician Well-Being

WEBClinician well-being and patient safety are intricately linked. We propose that organizational factors (ie, elements of the perioperative work environment and culture) …

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Implementation and Use of Anesthesia Information Management …

WEBNon–operating room anesthesia (NORA) encounters comprise a significant fraction of contemporary anesthesia practice. With the implemention of an aneshtesia information …

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PROBLEMS OF ANESTHESIA IN PATIENTS WITH …

WEBPatients with weak muscles fall into three broad categories based on the site of pathology: neurogenic (cell body or nerve fiber), myopathic (intrinsic muscle), or …

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Safety in Health Care

WEBThe science of operating room design has grown over the past 20 years due to the realization that the physical environment influences health care provider …

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ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY FOR ANESTHESIOLOGISTS

WEBCommunication within the nervous system involves rapid changes in the membrane potential, which are called action potentials (see Appendix for a glossary of …

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Change Management and Health Care Culture

WEBChange management in health care is the process of implementing new policies, procedures, and practices in order to improve the quality of patient care. It …

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NEUROSURGERY FOR THE PATIENT WITH CARDIAC DISEASE

WEBMany neurosurgical procedures and associated pathophysiological states cause significant perturbations of the cardiovascular system in patients with cardiac …

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Patient Safety in 2023: Developing a New Science in a …

WEBDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, we observed a marked increase in markers of patient harm in hospital settings as demonstrated in many of the quality measures. In …

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Disparities in Pain Management

WEBKEY POINTS. Disparities in pain management have remained pervasive for decades. These disparities are observed in all aspects of pain management from acute pain, …

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Investigating Wellness and Burnout Initiatives for Anesthesiology

WEBResident physician burnout and well-being are increasingly important and salient topics in medical training. Unfortunately, limited research exists regarding the …

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Preparing for Mass Casualty Events

WEBThe best definition of a mass casualty incident (MCI) is any number of casualties that exceeds the resources normally available. An ability to deal with any incident depends …

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Monitoring Hepatic and Renal Function

WEBLiver disease represents a serious risk factor for patients requiring anesthesia and surgery. The degree of risk depends on the etiology of liver disease (acute or chronic), severity of …

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Implementing Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Across a United …

WEBEnhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) is a series of evidence-based perioperative care protocols designed to improve outcomes following surgery. The …

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THE HEART IN TRAUMA SURGERY

WEBTrauma, whether it is blunt trauma due to a motor vehicle accident or drug-related violence resulting in penetrating injuries, continues to pose a serious public health problem. With …

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Hospital Planning and Response to an Active Shooter Incident

WEBThe overall median number of deaths associated with active shooter incidents is 2, with most attacks resulting in 0 to 5 deaths. The median number of …

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Ethical Issues in the Care of Patients Whose Personal, Religious, or

WEBEthical principles regarding respect for patient autonomy in medical decision-making and the impact of religion, culture, and other issues on clinical care …

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Anemia in the Preoperative Patient

WEBhistory may contain a history of anemia, bleeding, hematologic disorders, splenec-tomy, and early onset cholelithiasis, which may indicate congenital hemolytic disor-

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PATIENTS WITH CARDIAC DISEASE FOR AMBULATORY SURGERY

WEBCoronary artery disease (CAD), cerebrovascular disease, and hypertension (HTN) occur in approximately 68 million Americans.1 Of the approximately 27 million …

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Designing and Running a Preoperative Clinic

WEBDesigning and Running a Preoperative Clinic Jeanna D. Blitz, MDa,*, Christian Mabry, MDb IMPROVING THE VALUE OF HEALTH CARE DELIVERY: A NECESSITY AND AN …

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PACU AND ICU CARE

WEBThe dynamic physiologic changes that occur in the early postoperative period place the cardiac patient at increased risk for a variety of cardiovascular complications. The …

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