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operating room
Safe anesthesia care requires proper planning by an anesthesiologist
Learn why the most dangerous part of a laparoscopic surgery is usually at the beginning
Hospitals and operating rooms must have surgical time-out policies and procedures in place to prevent this type of never-event error
A simple, inexpensive test can identify cardiovascular risks that could make surgery dangerous
Wrong-site operations only happen when surgeons, anesthesia providers, and nurses skip crucial safety steps
Damage to the dura mater of the spinal cord or nerve roots increases patient risks for some serious conditions, requiring close monitoring
For some surgeries, robotically-assisted surgery may decrease patient survival rates
Lumbar or sacral spine surgery places patients at a risk for hemorrhagic stroke, even more so if the surgeon punctured the dura
Registered nurses with additional anesthesia training are lobbying for more authority to handle complex anesthesia cases independently
Learn the life-threatening mistakes made by some anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs)