Anesthesiology, V 124 • No 2 267 February 2016 I n the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery’s introductory editorial, Meara et al.1 state that “Surgery and anaesthesia are integral, indivisible components of any properly functioning health system.” These components, although undoubtedly indivisible, currently appear unbalanced. A PubMed search for “surgery” pa...

As patients presenting for anesthesia and surgery continue to become more complex, so has airway management. In addition, the number of patients requiring anesthesia and airway management outside the operating room setting continues to increase. New airway devices continue to be introduced into the market and clinical practice, making airway management decisions even more challenging. Claims in...

this survey investigates post general anesthesia complications in recovery room in patients undergoing elective surgery in one of the hospitals of iran university of medical sciences.

PURPOSE Modern neuraxial labour analgesia reflects a shift in obstetrical anesthesia thinking - away from a simple focus on pain relief towards a focus on the overall quality of analgesia. However, advances in the methods used to measure outcomes have not kept pace with clinical progress, and these approaches must evolve to facilitate meaningful assessment of the advances provided towards the q...

Simulation refers to the artificial representation of a complex real-world process with sufficient fidelity to achieve a particular objective, usually for the purposes of training or performance testing. While simulation has been important from early times (as in the rehearsal of animal hunting activities or preparing for warfare), the needs of World War II greatly accelerated simulation techno...

Objective: The purpose of the descriptive study was to identify the students’ perceptions regarding the benefits (extent and nature) they gained by participating in a 4-hour pre-clinical experience in their nurse anesthesia program. The program initiated a modification to the existing curriculum. Based on the modification, faculty queried the students to determine if the experience supported th...

BACKGROUND Obtaining patient informed consent for a regional analgesia block on the day of surgery can result in surgical case delays. We hypothesized that implementing a preoperative electronic surgical order, undertaking patient education, and obtaining informed consent for a regional block in our preoperative assessment clinic prior to the day of surgery would reduce surgical case delays att...

Background: Clinical education is the most critical component of surgical technology and anesthesiology student’s education. Therefore, this study was designed to determine the amendable challenges and barriers of clinical education from the viewpoints of operating room and anesthesia students and clinical instructors. Methods: In this descriptive cross-s...

PURPOSE The goal of this project was to investigate the educational experiences and the use of local anesthesia by dental hygiene providers in the U.S. METHODS Approved by the Institutional Review Board at the University of Pittsburgh and undertaken from February to May 2009, this study was designed using a questionnaire-based survey. Using a randomized list obtained via the American Dental H...