Radius Anesthesia

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Approximately 80% of drug shortages involve sterile injectable drugs, such as anesthetic agents and chemotherapy drugs (1). Notably, in the early 2010s, there was a shortage of propofol that forced many surgical facilities to turn to alternatives, either in medication or in anesthesia approach. min for ciprofol and 0.80 Biomed Res Int.

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The Circulating Life

OCTOBER 10, 2022

I’m frustrated with the sterile processing department (SPD). Priorities Surgery requires sterile instruments. Without surgery and sterile procedures, SPD is unnecessary. And without sterile instruments, surgery and sterile procedures can’t happen. Sterile instruments are fundamental to surgery.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MARCH 22, 2023

Because the spaceship is more than 200 days away from Earth, the physicians instruct the crew to proceed with surgery and anesthesia in outer space. How will astronauts conduct general anesthesia and surgery in outer space? Protocols regarding how to accomplish anesthesia in outer space exist in the medical literature.

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DFW Anesthesia Professionals

JANUARY 8, 2024

In the operating room (OR), teamwork is crucial for ensuring patient safety. Research has consistently indicated that distractions from excessive noise can hinder the OR team’s focus, potentially undermining their execution of sterile practices, thus increasing the risk of surgical site infections.

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Sullivan Healthcare Consulting

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Challenge 1: Avoiding Governance Issues With Proven Strategies If ORs and the departments that support them are not aligned or communicating, patient throughput, patient safety, and the facility’s financial sustainability are all threatened. When that happens, facilities face an uphill battle to get teams back on track.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Anesthesia is not the career for you if you like to sleep late—surgery always begins at 0730 hours). Because anesthesiologists do not scrub in a sterile fashion, it’s OK to wear your watch and ring., Anesthesia Workstation You log into the EMR system, and then you log into your first patient’s chart.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JUNE 27, 2017

The premise of Coma was that healthy young patients were developing brain death after general anesthesia, for no apparent reason. As well, extra oxygen tanks are present in every operating room as a safety back up, in the rare instance that the piped-in wall oxygen source is stopped or is inadequate. You can relax.

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Sullivan Healthcare Consulting

JANUARY 25, 2024

Their ability to develop and administer anesthetic plans is foundational for patient safety and your facility’s ability to build a strong reputation with referring physicians and the patient population. Related read: Anesthesia workforce shortages and how to navigate them 2.

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Sullivan Healthcare Consulting

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

With rising anesthesia costs and stagnating reimbursements, ASCs’ margins are thinner than they were even five years ago. What’s the State of the Facility’s Anesthesia Provider Relationship? Understanding the relationship between the ASC and its anesthesia provider is essential, particularly if a stipend is involved.

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Incision

JANUARY 29, 2024

Think surg techs not talking to sterile processing, anesthesiology not talking to recovery, surgeons not talking to anyone… Over time, behaviors develop to support the aims of the team itself, rather than the organization as a whole. Part of the phrase's popularity surely comes from the commonality of what it describes.

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Jalal Surgical

DECEMBER 9, 2023

On the day of the surgery, the patient is placed under general anesthesia to ensure a pain-free experience. Overall, the Lamina Spreader Spine contributes to the success of spinal surgeries by enhancing the surgeon’s ability to perform intricate procedures while prioritizing patient safety and well-being.

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MEDITEK

JANUARY 26, 2022

Skytron is the Healthcare Efficiency Specialist, providing full-room solutions of capital equipment, architectural and real-time information systems for Medical, Surgical, Sterile Processing, and Infection Prevention. This table was named after Salus, the Roman goddess of safety and well-being. Getinge acquired Maquet in 2000.

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Nashville Anesthesia Professionals

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Volatile anesthetics play a crucial role in modern surgical procedures, offering reliable and reversible anesthesia for patients undergoing surgery. However, there are multiple factors affecting their use, ranging from clinical efficacy to safety profile to production cost. Inhalation Anesthesia Market Size, Share Report, 2023-2030.

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Anaesthesia News

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Post-infrarenal clamping has an incidence of AKI of 5% versus 13% for post-suprarenal clamping. For example, anesthesia may decrease RBF by dropping CO or MAP. Sympathetic stimulation occurs secondary to surgical stress, general anesthesia, hypoxia, hypotension, pain, severe bleeding, and strenuous exercise.

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Radius Anesthesia

MAY 17, 2023

In particular, there are unique considerations for patients undergoing cancer treatment, especially radiation therapy, who need anesthesia. A fraction of patients may need to undergo intraoperative radiation therapy, which carries a whole additional set of unique anesthesia and other clinical considerations.

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Elmed

MARCH 10, 2021

While this happened a few years ago, it is a great example of the incredible importance of pre-cleaning at point of use, proper decontamination and thorough cleaning of surgical instruments during reprocessing and prior to sterilization. The hospital said it identified a gap in the pre-cleaning process , prior to sterilization.

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Radius Anesthesia

JANUARY 28, 2025

The presence of personal items in the operating room (OR) raises concerns related to sterility, infection control, and procedural efficiency. Personal items such as mobile phones, jewelry, and even pens can inadvertently compromise the sterile OR environment and pose risks to patient safety.

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Sullivan Healthcare Consulting

JANUARY 13, 2025

Yet, it stands the test of time, and its framework provides a solid foundation for sterile processing departments (SPDs) to build on. Change is often necessary in sterile processing departments because they are linchpins in the perioperative process. How long does it take to wash a tray of instruments? Whats your tray defect rate?

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