Organizations which use checklists to ensure proper and timely administering of antibiotics, and confirm a patient's condition and operation, at various stages of the patient surgical process ...

I wrote recently about Sedasys, a machine that automates anesthesia. It’s a first-of-its-kind device in the United States. Only four hospitals use it for now. It's restricted to colonoscopies in ...

In an operating room, for instance, the anesthesiologist has a checklist that assists him or her in making sure that every step is followed to ensure the anesthesia machine is working properly before ...

“We strive to optimize the perioperative care of our patients by building and promoting an inclusive, respectful, and fulfilling anesthesia care team.” Less than five years ago when the Anesthesia ...

We propose an additional checklist item to cover emergence from anesthesia and further increase patient safety. The SSC was adapted from checklists used in the airline industry. Pilots complete a ...

Gas canisters containing highly porous adsorbent granules were used to catch the waste gas from four of the anesthesia machines at the Pedro Hispano Hospital.

The checklist items range from the seemingly obvious — verifying that all the needed equipment is sterilized and available — to the less obvious.

Max Feinstein, MD, is a PGY-4 anesthesiology resident at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, where he is also chief resident of teaching. His YouTube channel focuses on perioperative medicine, ...