The Anesthesia Consultant

OCTOBER 4, 2021

In 2021 a nurse anesthetist publication looked at the use of Google Glass by seven nurse anesthetists for display of the vital signs monitor , but there were no quantitative data to examine the significance of the technology. The post SMART GLASSES IN THE OPERATING ROOM appeared first on The anesthesia consultant.

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BFW Inc.

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Healthcare organizations may be deterred from using surgical cameras in the operating room for numerous reasons, including high equipment costs, potential workflow disruption, and patient privacy concerns. However, the impact surgical videos have on clinical performance, patient outcomes, and efficiency are invaluable.

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Bender

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

What does this mean for operating rooms? Nearly anything a person can touch in an operating room is connected to the ground. So according to NFPA 99 Health Care Facilities Code an operating room is considered a “wet location”, and “wet locations” should use an “ungrounded system”. What does this mean?

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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. Evolution of Procedures and Procedural Areas Procedures that used to be hospital-based have increasingly moved into outpatient settings and physician’s offices. Imagine this: It’s the year 2034.

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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

MARCH 29, 2024

Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Improves Performance through Better Medical Record Management KCummings Fri, 03/29/2024 - 08:54 Overview In the fast-paced environment of healthcare, hospitals face significant challenges related to medical records. A key obstacle was the time it took to address missing paperwork.

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MEDITEK

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Boom systems are the beating heart of all operating rooms , playing a paramount role during the most tender and complex moments. By providing cutting-edge product options, we aim to empower operating room managers, surgeons, nurses and other support staff to improve patient outcomes.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

APRIL 12, 2020

During this COVID crisis, intensive care unit and emergency room doctors and nurses in hotspots like New York City have dangerous, exhausting jobs keeping coronavirus patients alive. A minority of doctors and nurses are saddled with these dangerous around-the-clock jobs battling the disease in ICUs and ERs.

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BFW Inc.

JUNE 17, 2021

Operating room inventory and equipment account for nearly 60% of total hospital costs alone. However, cost is just one factor worth considering when you’re looking to improve hospital efficiency. Let’s take a deeper look at the relationship between hospital performance, equipment, and processes.

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Pima Medical Institute

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Through trials, tribulations and personal tragedy, she continued to earn her Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration, and finally her Nursing associate degree. Here’s her story: “My path to success began with a strong desire to become a nurse. I also worked as an autotransfusionist in the operating room.

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IU School of Medicine

MARCH 11, 2024

At IU, you get so much diversity in settings and patients at the VA, Eskenazi Hospital, Riley Children’s Hospital and University Hospital. You convene people: Doctors, nurses, scrub techs, patients and their families. You split time between the operating room and keeping a state agency on track.

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Picis

JUNE 17, 2024

Secure messaging platforms are bridging this gap by allowing patients to ask questions and receive timely doctor or nurse responses. Secure platforms can provide updates on the progress of the surgery, reducing anxiety and fostering a sense of connection for loved ones waiting outside the operating room.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

CardioPulmonary Resuscitation in the Operating Room The Stanford Emergency Manual has become an essential reference for anesthesiologists. One can also order a laminated 8½ x 11½-inch version of the Manual to hang in each operating room. A printable version of the Stanford Emergency Manual is available online for free.

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The Scrub Life

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Listen to New Episode HERE Come celebrate Halloween with The Scrub Life Podcast!

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MAY 2, 2023

The Barnes Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis Imagine this: You’re an anesthesiologist in the operating room at a busy hospital. Anesthesiologists at Barnes Jewish Hospital at Washington University in St. What do you do? How do you feel about all this?

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Pima Medical Institute

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The fast-paced world of hospitals and surgery centers rely on the surgical team to ensure safe and successful outcomes. Responsibilities in the Operating Room Surgical Technologists : Surgical technologists have a comprehensive role. They assist the surgical team by ensuring the operating room is properly set up and sterile.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

To aid you in visualizing yourself in the hospital, I’m substituting the pronoun “you” instead of “I” in the narrative below. You complete your morning bathroom and breakfast routines, and leave your residence at 0630 hours for the hospital. You take the elevator to the third floor and proceed to the locker room.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JULY 12, 2021

Anesthesiologists could chat with the surgeons and/or nurses, make an occasional phone call, and at times read materials they brought with them into the operating room. Every hospital operating room is equipped with a computer connected to the internet. Love it or hate it, the EMR is here to stay.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JUNE 4, 2024

No one wants a partner who repeatedly creates conflict in the workplace, who initiates conflict with a surgeon in the operating room, a nurse in the post anesthesia care unit, or an administrator. Do you think patients want a friendly anesthesiologist who is all thumbs in the operating room?

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Concordia Anesthesiology

AUGUST 30, 2021

Without a doubt, the operating room (OR) brings in the lion’s share of a hospital’s revenue, amounting to as much as 70% or more. So, why aren’t hospitals developing and expanding the OR? link] The Three Anesthesia Staffing Models: The optimal hospital staffing model should: 1. improve efficiencies 2. Permalink

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MARCH 23, 2020

Today’s post demonstrates making a reusable N95 mask from common inexpensive operating room supplies. The required parts are an operating room anesthesia mask and a ventilator in-line bacterial/viral filter: The mask assembly is held over your face with elastic straps. The video is posted here.

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Picis

APRIL 8, 2024

The key is finding the balance between optimizing operating room utilization and maintaining staff well-being. This unpredictability leads to a constantly changing schedule, which can result in either underutilized or overbooked operating rooms.

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Salem Anesthesia

JUNE 12, 2023

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) serve an irreplaceable function on medical teams across the country. With this information in mind, CRNAs collaborate with surgeons, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to develop personalized anesthesia plans to meet the specific needs of each patient.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 18, 2017

America’s hospitals are in fiscal chaos. Anesthesiologists work in hospitals, and when a hospital closes, anesthesiologists lose their jobs. Hospitals are losing money, particularly when it comes to the treatment of Medicaid/Medicare patients. 2 An anesthesia group’s success is closely tied to the fate of their hospital.

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Sullivan Healthcare Consulting

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Luke’s Health System, Robert Eisenberg, RN, MBA, CASC, Senior Vice President, ASC Practice Leader, Sullivan Healthcare Consulting, Nicole Brown, Chief Operating Officer Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, St. Luke’s wanted the surgery center to run with the operational mentality of an ambulatory surgery center (ASC).

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PANA

APRIL 21, 2023

Advanced Practice Provider Spotlight: Certified registered nurse anesthetist shares perspective on caring for diverse patients Posted April 11, 2023 by ,Penn State Health News Prolung Ngin , a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) at Penn State Health Milton S.

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American Surgical Professionals

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

19, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ A merican Surgical Professionals, a surgical staffing company, announces the launch of two additional services for the operating room; Outsourcing Solutions and Locum Tenens. ” Outsourcing Solutions can reduce operating costs by 25-40% without sacrificing the quality of care.

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BFW Inc.

MAY 17, 2023

In a recent article published by Healthcare Purchasing News, the need for quick turnover of patient and operating rooms requires a thorough and rapid method to disinfect these spaces. 3 UV-C light is now widely considered an important adjunctive measure in hospital infection protocols, for its versatility.

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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

MARCH 29, 2024

Ascension Saint Thomas Health Improves Performance through Better Medical Record Management KCummings Fri, 03/29/2024 - 08:54 Overview In the fast-paced environment of healthcare, hospitals face significant challenges related to medical records. A key obstacle was the time it took to address missing paperwork.

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walkerproject

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

For a hospital, it means what its performance capacity is. This is not about the capacity of the individual clinics, the operating room or the emergency room. In our experience, this is the root cause of many problems in hospitals and clinics. Eventually, patient Schwarz arrives too late in the operating room.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

APRIL 25, 2021

A doctor or a nurse? On March 28, 2021 the anesthesia world in the United States was rocked by the headline: “ Wisconsin Hospital Replaces All Anesthesiologists With CRNAs. “ The hospital was Watertown Regional Medical Center, located in Watertown, Wisconsin , population 23,861, midway between Milwaukee and Madison.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Let’s look at a case study which highlights a specific risk of general anesthesia at a freestanding surgery center or a surgeon’s office operating room, when the anesthesiologist departs soon after the case is finished. The patient enters the operating room at 0730 hours. The patient consents.

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Platinum Meidcal Staffing

MARCH 20, 2023

As the demand for surgical procedures continues to increase, so too does the need for qualified surgical assistants in the operating room (OR). If you’re a nurse who runs a surgery center or a surgeon who needs qualified help in the OR, Platinum Medical Staffing is here to help.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MAY 13, 2020

The main questions as to whether a hospital or an ambulatory surgery center can resume elective surgery as of May 2020 are: What is the incidence of COVID-19 in your geographic area? When you enter the healthcare facility, a nurse will question you regarding virus symptoms, and will screen you by taking your temperature.

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Trocar Supplies

AUGUST 21, 2023

Operating room assistants assigned to use the autoclave need to be familiar with all of these steps even before they first use the machine on their own. The nurse or surgical technician sterilizing the instruments typically will not disassemble them, unless specifically directed by the manufacturer.

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Gomer: Anesthesiology

APRIL 10, 2020

Once he achieved ‘FIRE status’ JACHO and hospital administration determined he was too much of a fire risk to be in the operating room. “I’m sorry if you are over a fire risk score of 4 you can’t be in the OR,” charge nurse Jackie told reporters. ” Yes he is. He is on FIRE.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

APRIL 26, 2018

Norman Shumway MD PhD, a Stanford surgical professor and legend, invented the heart transplantation procedure and performed the first heart transplant in the USA on January 6, 1968 in operating room 13 of Stanford University Hospital. Upon arrival at the airport in the donor city, an ambulance transported us to the hospital.

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Platinum Meidcal Staffing

MARCH 10, 2023

3 Ways Surgical Providers Improve Patient Outcomes Surgical providers—surgical assistants, nurses, and surgical technologists—provide aid during surgery to doctors. If you’re wondering how your hospital or surgery center could benefit from the integration of these professionals, here are three ways that they improve patient outcomes.

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