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Effective Leadership and Patient Safety Culture

WebAn organization’s culture can enhance patient safety and drive quality. It can also contribute to burnout (Figure 1). Burnout is a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic …

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Patient Safety should be the first priority in any healthcare setting

WebDisclaimer: We aim to present letters from our readership that may generate further discussion on managing patients with COVID-19.Given the novelty of COVID-19, …

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WHO Launches “Safe Surgery Saves Lives”

WebShare. With the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation as one of the 160 endorsing professional organizations from literally all around the globe, The World Health …

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Why a Focus On Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is a Perioperative

WebIn Crossing the Quality Chasm, the Institute of Medicine defined six domains for improving the health care system.Health care should be safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, …

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Patient Blood Management Program Reduces Risks and Cost, …

WebWithin the Johns Hopkins Health System, a variety of approaches have been implemented under the patient blood management program which are summarized in Table 1. 1,2 At …

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Challenges and Solutions for Reducing Infection Risks When …

WebIntroduction. In U.S. acute care hospitals, 3.2% of patients develop one or more health care-associated infections (HAIs) resulting in increased patient morbidity, mortality, duration of …

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How Many Times is It Safe to Go Under Anesthesia

WebThe number of times it is safe to undergo anesthesia depends on several factors, including your overall health, age, the type of surgery or medical procedure being performed, and …

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Honoring Dr. Takuo Aoyagi

WebDr. Takuo Aoyagi’s invention of the pulse oximeter has saved the lives of millions of people across the globe. After the sadness of his death this year, Lifebox, a …

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Alarm Fatigue and Patient Safety

WebAlarm fatigue is a complex problem, and potential solutions include redesigning organizational aspects of unit environment and layout, workflow and process, and safety …

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To Err is Human; To Tolerate, Inhumane

WebIn 1999, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published the report “To Err is Human,” and concluded nearly 100,000 patients die from medical errors annually in the United States.¹ …

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Patient Safety and Production Pressure: ICU Nursing Perspective

WebThe intensive care unit (ICU) is a nursing unit involving patients with life-threatening multi-organ failure, sophisticated, invasive monitoring devices, frequent administration of …

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What are Risk Factors for Surgery

WebThere are many risk factors associated with surgery and anesthesia, including: Age: Older adults are at a higher risk of complications during and after surgery. Medical Conditions: …

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Proactive Perioperative Risk Analysis: Use of Failure Mode and …

WebThe steps involved in conducting an FMEA for an anesthesia process are demonstrated in Figure 1. The first two steps are critically important for success—namely …

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Hiding in Plain Sight: Compassion as an Antidote to Burnout in the …

WebIn October 2018, the APSF Newsletter described the trend of increasing burnout among anesthesia professionals. 1 Burnout is a syndrome resulting from chronic and …

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A Patient’s Right to Refuse Medical Treatment

WebIntroduction. The right to refuse medical treatment is generally based on the common law right of self-determination of one’s body, the ethical principle of respect for autonomy, 1 …

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Medication Errors Related to Look-Alike, Sound-Alike Drugs—How …

WebAdministering the wrong medication is one of the most feared complications in any field of medicine. Anesthesia professionals are some of the only providers who prescribe, …

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