BACKGROUND Many adverse events occur due to poor communication between surgical and anesthesia unit personnel. The aim of this study was to identify strategies to reduce risks unveiled by a national survey on patient safety. METHODS During 2011-2015, specially trained survey teams visited the surgery departments at Swedish hospitals and documented routines concerning safety in abdominal surge...

Objective: To evaluate the preoperative condition and the surgical procedure of surgical patients in a general intensive care unit of a university hospital, relating them to morbidity and mortality. Methods: We studied the medical records of patients undergoing medium and large surgical procedures, admitted to the general intensive care unit. We analyzed: demographic data, clinical records pers...

OBJECTIVES To describe the variation in outpatient new to old ratios between consultants and between providers for seven high volume specialties (four surgical, three medical). DESIGN This was a descriptive study at consultant and provider unit level based upon patient administration system data from the South and West Regional Health Authority for the financial year 1992-93. Additional compo...

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine environmental stressors perceived by patients in the surgical intensive care unit and their level satisfaction with nursing care.

Background: The effective use of limited health care resources is of prime importance. Assessing the length of stay (LOS) is especially important in organizing hospital services and health system. This study was conducted to identify predictors of LOS among patients who were admitted to a general surgical unit.    Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the sample included all patien...

many of injured children will require surgical treatment with involvement of the anesthesiologist. the anesthesia providers may have to take care of pediatric patients on following occasions: 1- initial stabilization in the emergency department 2- providing sedation and monitoring for imaging 3- preoperative management of emergent surgical procedures such as laparotomy or craniotomy 4- manageme...

1Gynecologic Oncology Unit, La Paz University Hospital, IdiPAZ, 28046 Madrid, Spain 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi 110092, India 3Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin and Obstetrics & Gynecology Unit, Martini Hospital, 10141 Turin, Italy 4Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Policlinico Universitario Ag...

A retrospective case-control study was performed to determine the risks and outcomes associated with pediatric cardiothoracic surgical site infection. Undergoing more than 1 cardiothoracic operative procedure, having preoperative infection, and undergoing surgery on a Monday were significant risk factors. Cardiothoracic surgical site infection increased hospital and pediatric intensive care uni...