The earliest checklist used in healthcare to reduce adverse events is the anaesthesia equipment preuse checklist, developed in 1987 by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in collaboration with ...

Objectives The aim of this systematic review was to examine the effectiveness of pre-anaesthesia assessment clinics (PACs) in improving the quality and safety of perioperative patient care. Design ...

The decision to have surgery is an important one. Here is a checklist to help you prepare. You'll need to arrange a time for any preoperative lab tests and for an interview with the anesthesiologist.

Overall, the paper provides valuable insights into the use of checklists and educational interventions for improving the preparedness for emergency cesarean sections and highlights the need for ...

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, ...

The checklist covers 3 phases of a surgical procedure: Before anesthesia is induced or "Sign In" Before skin incision or "Time Out" Before the patient leaves the operating room or “Sign Out ...

“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 ...

Anesthesia affects receptors in the brain, which may cause side effects following surgery. However, evidence that anesthesia causes long-term memory loss is inconclusive.

There was no difference in time between patients with and without the use of checklists (p=0.05) in relation to the variables onset-anesthesia, onset-incision, time of anesthesia and surgery.

The second step is to create checklists. Checklists greatly reduce medical errors. Palmer cited a 2014 veterinarian study that showed a 75% reduction in anesthesia-related errors after two changes ...