ANESTHESIA PATIENT QUESTIONS BLOG
QUALITY ASSURANCE IN ANESTHESIA
The hospital’s Quality Assurance (QA) program, also known as a Quality Improvement (QI) program, is charged with investigating this adverse event. The analysis of…
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CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
SEVEN DEADLY DRUGS IN AN ANESTHESIOLOGIST’S DRAWER
As anesthesiologists we are the only physicians who routinely prescribe and administer injectable medications ourselves. Most physicians write orders for medications. Registered nurses then…
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
SYRINGE SWAP: WHAT WAS IN THAT SYRINGE I JUST INJECTED INTO MY PATIENT?
Clinical Case for Discussion: A 70-year-old man presents for an elective descending colectomy. Immediately prior to induction of anesthesia, the patient’s heart rate drops…