The Anesthesia Consultant

JANUARY 2, 2016

Rather than physician anesthesiologists personally performing anesthesia, expect to see CRNAs supervised by physician anesthesiologists in an anesthesia care team, or in some states, CRNAs working alone. Expect improved safety statistics regarding anesthesia mortality and morbidity. Anesthesia has never been safer.

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Triage Staffing

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Or were you closely supervised by the ER staff? It’s a fact that travel contracts can be pushed back or even cancelled, so it’s important to have a safety net. You’ll need at least two years of experience before you can travel. Think back to your very first day working in the ER. Did you know what you were doing?

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The Anesthesia Consultant

AUGUST 26, 2015

Unhappy physicians and their supporters have raised concerns about whether the switch puts cost savings ahead of patient safety (nurses make less than docs). He added that the nurse anesthetists will be fully credentialed and supervised by doctors.”

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The Anesthesia Consultant

AUGUST 16, 2018

Miller’s Anesthesia , Chapter 7 on Human Performance and Patient Safety, 3 makes several statements pertinent to human error: “. In the Miller’s Anesthesia chapter titled Human Performance and Patient Safety, Drs. If an anesthesia care team is attending to you, how many rooms is each physician anesthesiologist supervising?

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The Anesthesia Consultant

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The authors concluded that “transportation of patients breathing room air from the OR to the PACU directly after GA without use of PO or supplemental oxygen seems to be questionable in terms of patient safety.” The anesthesiologist may be supervising the transfusion of blood, platelets, or plasma.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

You supervise the rotating of the operating room table 180 degrees, so the patient’s head and airway are adjacent to the anesthesia equipment again. Throughout the time the patient is recovering in the PACU, the nurse follows medical orders you’ve written, and you’re responsible for the patient’s safety and well-being.

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SpecialtyCare

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Decades ago, SPD could be staffed by minimally trained workers supervised by competent nurses. Without this, high turnover leads to more errors missing, broken, or contaminated instruments and jeopardizes patient safety. According to third party research, its estimated that each SPD event costs a hospital $6,000 or more.

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SpecialtyCare

MARCH 27, 2025

Perfusionists typically complete: A bachelor’s degree in a science-related field A specialized perfusion program (usually 1-2 years) Clinical training under supervision Certification by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion Continuing education to maintain certification What procedures require perfusion support?

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Caresyntax

DECEMBER 19, 2024

With the launch of Connected Surgery, Caresyntax introduced supervised machine learning algorithms to help surgical leaders with operational efficiency measures throughout the surgical suite: reducing turnover time, improving compliance with the surgical safety checklist, and identifying operational bottlenecks.

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Caresyntax

DECEMBER 19, 2024

With the launch of Connected Surgery, Caresyntax introduced supervised machine learning algorithms to help surgical leaders with operational efficiency measures throughout the surgical suite: reducing turnover time, improving compliance with the surgical safety checklist, and identifying operational bottlenecks.

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