Improving the quality and safety of patient care in cardiac anesthesia. | PSNet

Provide Feedback |

Register

Review

Improving the quality and safety of patient care in cardiac anesthesia.

December 10, 2014

Merry A, Weller J, Mitchell SJ. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2014;28(5):1341-51.

View more articles from the same authors.

This review explores safety in cardiac surgery and suggests that the anesthesiologist in the surgical team is in the optimal position to maintain an overarching view of the care being provided to a patient, able to ensure that evidence-based practices are followed and appropriate care is delivered.

PubMed citation

Related Resources From the Same Author(s)

Anaesthetic drug administration as a potential contributor to healthcare-associated infections: a prospective simulation-based evaluation of aseptic techniques in the administration of anaesthetic drugs.

September 26, 2012

Multimodal system designed to reduce errors in recording and administration of drugs in anaesthesia: prospective randomised clinical evaluation.

January 7, 2015

A 'paperless' wall-mounted surgical safety checklist with migrated leadership can improve compliance and team engagement.

November 18, 2016

A retrospective audit of postoperative days alive and out of hospital, including before and after implementation of the WHO surgical safety checklist.

February 2, 2022

A simulation design for research evaluating safety innovations in anaesthesia.

January 28, 2009

The impact of trained assistance on error rates in anaesthesia: a simulation-based randomised controlled trial.

February 25, 2009

Anaesthetists' management of oxygen pipeline failure: room for improvement.

January 14, 2011

A prospective, observational study of the effects of implementation strategy on compliance with a surgical safety checklist.

October 30, 2013

A systematic review of simulation for multidisciplinary team training in operating rooms.

June 3, 2013

Medication errors—new approaches to prevention.

June 20, 2011

View More

Related Resources

Safety-II and resilience: the way ahead in patient safety in anaesthesiology.

November 20, 2015

Multimodal system designed to reduce errors in recording and administration of drugs in anaesthesia: prospective randomised clinical evaluation.

January 7, 2015

The role of the anesthesiologist in perioperative patient safety.

December 19, 2014

FOCUS: The Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists' initiative to improve quality and safety in the cardiovascular operating room.

October 22, 2014

Wake Up Safe.

July 16, 2014

Cardiac surgical ICU care: eliminating "preventable" complications.

September 11, 2013

Quality, patient safety, and the cardiac surgical team.

June 19, 2013

Quality improvement project to reduce perioperative opioid oversedation events in a paediatric hospital.

October 5, 2011

Medication errors—new approaches to prevention.

June 20, 2011

The contribution of labelling to safe medication administration in anaesthetic practice.

June 15, 2011

View More

See More About The Topic

Health Care Providers

Quality and Safety Professionals

To sign up for updates or to access your subscriber preferences, please enter your email address below.

5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Telephone: (301) 427-1364