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Quality, safety, and outcomes in anaesthesia: what's to be done

WebThis article reviews of some of the key topics and challenges in quality, safety, and the measurement and improvement of outcomes in anaesthesia. The topics were selected …

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Improving perioperative brain health: an expert consensus review …

WebDelirium and postoperative neurocognitive disorder are the commonest perioperative complications in patients more than 65 yr of age. However, data suggest …

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Safety and efficacy of patient-controlled analgesia

WebIn a general sense, patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) refers to a process where patients can determine when and how much medication they receive, regardless of analgesic …

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I. Best practice and patient safety in anaesthesia

WebThe pursuit of patient safety involves reducing the gap between best practice and the care actually delivered to patients. Understanding how to reliably deliver best practice care …

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Medication errors, critical incidents, adverse drug events, and …

WebLiterature focused on quantifying or reducing patient harm in anaesthesia uses a variety of labels and definitions to represent patient safety-related events, such as …

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Surgery and opioids: evidence-based expert consensus guidelines …

WebThis guidance is intended for use by clinicians, nurses and allied healthcare providers, patients, pharmacists, and policymakers. Clinicians involved in perioperative …

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Improving patient safety in the operating theatre and …

WebThe publication of To Err Is Human in the USA and An Organisation with a Memory in the UK more than a decade ago put patient safety firmly on the clinical and policy agenda. …

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Anaesthesia and COVID-19: infection control

WebOn January 30, 2020, the WHO announced that the COVID-19 outbreak was a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Shortly afterwards, on March 11, …

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Patient monitoring, wearable devices, and the healthcare …

WebConventional patient vital signs monitoring fails to detect many signs of patient deterioration, including those in the critical postoperative period. Wearable …

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Impact of capnography on patient safety in high- and low …

WebREVIEW ARTICLE Impact of capnography on patient safety in high- and low-income settings: a scoping review Elliot Wollner1,*, Maziar M. Nourian1,2, William Booth1, …

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Postoperative delirium: perioperative assessment, risk reduction, …

WebPostoperative delirium is a relatively common and serious complication. It increases hospital stay by 2–3 days and is associated with a 30-day mortality of 7–10%. It is most prevalent …

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Assessment of pain

WebValid and reliable assessment of pain is essential for both clinical trials and effective pain management. The nature of pain makes objective measurement impossible. Acute pain …

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Implementing epicardial pacing safety check protocols in a

WebTemporary epicardial pacing is routinely placed in patients after cardiac surgery to manage arrhythmias including ventricular arrhythmias and conduction disturbances.1 A known …

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The World Health Organisation surgical safety checklist does not …

WebEditor–We read with great interest the article by Abbott and colleagues1 about the patient outcomes after surgery and the use of the World Health Organisation (WHO) …

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Equality or utility

WebIt is predicted that there will be a severe shortage of ventilators in coming weeks for the respiratory support of patients severely affected by coronavirus disease …

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Anaesthesia and patient safety in the socio-technical operating …

WebWe review the development of technology in anaesthesia over the course of the past century, from the invention of the Boyle apparatus to the modern anaesthetic …

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Associations between state policies, race, ethnicity and rurality, …

WebEditor—We write in response to the U.S. Supreme Court Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling, which overturned Roe v. Wade, eliminating an …

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Adverse event and complication tracking in anaesthesiology: …

WebEditor—The reporting and tracking of adverse events related to anaesthesia are critical to ongoing quality improvement. Quality improvement depends on these data …

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Cancelled operations: a 7-day cohort study of planned adult …

WebCancellation of planned surgery impacts substantially on patients and health systems. This study describes the incidence and reasons for cancellation of inpatient surgery in the UK …

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Postoperative pulmonary complications

WebDeveloping a PPC also increases health-care costs, primarily as a result of increased LOS.22 For example, pneumonia or re-spiratory failure in a Canadian tertiary hospital …

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Mandatory vaccination of National Health Service staff against …

WebDespite the clear benefits of vaccination against COVID-19, there was significant unease relating to the government policy of mandatory vaccination of health and care staff in …

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An overview of space medicine

WebSpace medicine is fundamental to the human exploration of space. It supports survival, function and performance in this challenging and potentially lethal environment. It is …

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