The Anesthesia Consultant
JULY 25, 2022
JAMA Surgery published the study “ Association of Anesthesiologist Staffing Ratio With Surgical Patient Morbidity and Mortality ” on July 22, 2022. The physician-CRNA team, otherwise known as an anesthesia care team, is a model strongly supported by the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
The Anesthesia Consultant
JANUARY 1, 2024
Anesthesiologists aren’t well known to most patients, but these specialty doctors have certain traits in common. Anesthesiologists are likely to have: A preference for being in an operating room rather than in a clinic. Most of the time an anesthesiologist works in the operating room.
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Concordia Anesthesiology
OCTOBER 12, 2021
link] Efficient Case Scheduling - Secret to a Well-Run OR Operating room costs can be categorized as fixed or variable. Variable costs are largely driven by caseload and associated labor costs that occur outside of normal operational hours. Anesthesiologists, surgeons, and other clinical team members must arrive on time.
The Anesthesia Consultant
OCTOBER 4, 2021
Wearing smart glasses improved the anesthesiologist’s first-attempt success rate, and reduced the procedure time and complication rates. In the control group of this study, each anesthesiologist would use a traditional ultrasound screen to visualize the artery. This was an important study, and important information.
Ed Mariano
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
“You will be asleep for your surgery,” anesthesiologists often reassure their patients. Just before the start of anesthesia, a patient may hear the operating room nurse saying, “Think of a nice dream as you go off to sleep.” Every 90 minutes, the brain cycles between rapid eye movement or “REM” sleep and non-REM sleep.
The Anesthesia Consultant
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
This will require an operating room staffed with a surgeon, a nurse, a scrub technician, and an anesthesia professional. The Center for Anesthesia Workforce Studies estimates that current clinically active anesthesia professionals are made up of 43,500 anesthesiologists, 50,000 nurse anesthetists, and 3,200 anesthesiologist assistants.
Clemson
MAY 30, 2022
The Realizing Improved Patient Care through Human-Centered Design in the Operating Room (RIPCHD.OR) learning lab uses a socio-technical approach incorporating human factors engineering and evidence-based design principles to create an optimal ergonomically sound operating room that results in improved patient and staff safety.
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