New guidelines for anesthesiologists address emergency planning for difficult airway patients
Trained staff and readily available equipment and supplies are important to patient safety
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Anesthesia
Texas certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) loses legal challenge against physician experts
CRNA note for epidural anesthesia placement catheter was missing from the medical record
Anesthesiologist-led rapid response teams have better patient safety results than nurse-led teams
Cleveland Clinic study analyzes data from over 450,000 hospital admissions
Patient dies under CRNA care, Texas court rejects expert report from anesthesiologist
Appellate court ruled that physician anesthesiologist didn't link criticisms to medical record facts
What happens in the operating room after a patient is put to sleep?
The individuals handling anesthesia or performing surgery might surprise you
Esophageal perforation management and medical malpractice
Most of the time, a perforated esophagus is caused by a surgeon, physician or health care provider
Boy's death highlights risks of dental sedation
Over half of pediatric dental anesthesia and sedation claims involve death or permanent brain injury
Upper endoscopy preoxygenation, anesthesia and medical malpractice
New specialty face mask will improve patient safety
The dangers of oversedation for pain management, other office surgical procedures
Oversedation, poor carbon dioxide monitoring have been linked to brain injuries and deaths
Operating room fires make the top 10 list of 2020 hospital sentinel/never events
Most OR fires include oxygen and either electrocautery or lasers