Medication errors include the indirect dosing of drugs. For spinal anesthesia mixtures of local anesthetics, opioids are drawn from ampoules and combined in a syringe, according to clinical practice. ...
Physicians of our department were invited to prepare the mixture used for spinal anesthesia for cesarean section, consisting of 10-mg hyperbaric bupivacaine (2-mL volume), 20-μg fentanyl (0.4-mL volum...
We analyzed 96 samples from 31 physicians. Fifty-one percent of the measured bupivacaine concentrations were in ±10% deviation range of the intended concentration; 17% of the fentanyl and 24% of the m...
Our results show a high deviation of the obtained from the intended concentrations. Two percent of the samples had bupivacaine concentrations that probably resulted into an insufficient analgesia, and...
Respiratory complications are the most frequent incidents in pediatric anesthesia after cardiac events. The pediatric respiratory physiology and airway anatomy are responsible for the particular respi...
For many years, surgeons and anesthetists have recognized that stress can be present in their daily professional practice. The goal of this study was to identify tools for assessing stress and cogniti...
We conducted a literature review in the PubMed database of scientific articles published on the subject without date limit using the keywords anesthesia, surgery, surgeon, cognitive workload, definiti...
Nineteen articles were selected, focusing on cardiac surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, vascular surgery and urology. No publications concerning ophthalmology were found through the literature search....
The articles reviewed use only some of the available tools for assessment of stress and cognitive load. The main objective is to improve the quality of care and the quality of life of caregivers. It w...
Ethiopia drastically increased the anesthesia workforce density by training 'associate clinician anesthetists' as a task-shifting and sharing strategy. However, there were growing concerns about educa...
We conducted a qualitative study using a constructivist grounded theory approach. Data were prospectively collected from ten anesthetist teaching institutions. Fifteen in-depth interviews were conduct...
Both faculty and students demonstrated positive attitudes toward the NLE. Student motivation, faculty performance, and curriculum strengthening were the three primary changes that emerged, resulting i...
Our study indicates that the Ethiopian NLE has prompted anesthesia teaching institutions to improve their teaching, learning, and assessment practices. However, more work is required to improve exam a...
Establish the transcultural validity of Anesthetists Non-Technical Skills (ANTS) in a Spanish-speaking country....
Prospective cohort....
Clinical simulation center....
Forty-two Anesthesia PY2 and PY3 residents participated in the study....
Four clinical scenarios simulating anesthesia crises were assessed with a Spanish version of ANTS. Every simulated scenario was run twice with a time span of 3 to 4 months between them....
Two anesthesiologists independently assessed all simulated sessions using ANTS. The ANTS indicators of construct validity were obtained by confirmatory factor analysis. Various goodness-of-fit indices...
A total of 212 clinical scenarios were analyzed. The specified factorial model had the same grouping of elements in four domains as the original version of ANTS. The CFI index and the TLI were 0.99 an...
The Spanish version of ANTS is a valid, reliable and a useful tool to assess non-technical skills in Spanish-speaking countries. The applicability of the instrument was comparable to the original sett...
Ethiopia made a national licensing examination (NLE) for associate clinician anesthetists a requirement for entry into the practice workforce. However, there is limited empirical evidence on whether t...
A multicenter longitudinal observational study was conducted between January 8 and February 7, 2023, to collect quality of care (QoC) data on surgical patients attended by anesthetists (n = 56) who ha...
The mean percentage of safe anesthesia practice standards met was 69.14%, and the mean satisfaction score was 85.22%. There were 1,120 critical incidents among 911 patients, with three out of five exp...
The NLE score had an inverse relationship with the occurrence of critical incidents, supporting the validity of the examination in assessing graduates' ability to provide safe and effective care. The ...
Nowadays, patients in Thailand have easier access to public health services, resulting in an increased number of patients undergoing surgery. Therefore, the Royal College of Anesthesiologists produces...
To investigate the working experience of nurse anesthetists with beneficence for patients....
This study employed qualitative research using in-depth interviews. The sample consisted of 33 nurse anesthetists who volunteered to participate in the research project with more than ten years of wor...
The working experience of nurse anesthetists with beneficence for patients involves communicating and listening with compassion, being considerate, knowledgeable, and standard operations, team communi...
Working experience of nurse anesthetists with beneficence for patients exists with communication and listening with compassion, being considerate, communicating and forwarding the patient's necessary ...
Certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) are exposed daily to highly addictive substances and stressful work environments, placing them at risk for substance use disorders (SUDs). Previous rese...
From June to July 2020, an online survey was sent via the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology Research Survey Service to 3,000 CRNAs with a response of approximately 225 members....
CRNAs were found to be at a moderate risk for SUDs in the following categories: 10.27% for tobacco, 23.56% for alcohol, and 6.28% for cannabis. Regression analysis by substance category includes robus...
Over 10% of CRNAs are at risk for developing tobacco use disorder, and almost one quarter of those surveyed are at a moderate risk for developing alcohol use disorder. These data are of concern and ma...
Submental intubation allows for the passage of an endotracheal tube through the anterior floor of the oral cavity. This allows for adequate surgical access to the regions of the mouth and the nasal py...
To explore the perception of an anaesthetist regarding the submental intubation....
A questionnaire‑based prospective randomized analysis was formatted and carried out in Odisha, India, between 20 Jan 2023 and 20 may 2023. A self-structured questionnaire consisting of 16 questions wa...
Out of 97, 42 (43%) male and 45 (46%) female were familiar with the submental infiltration technique. Among the participants, 56% females and 43% males have performed and assisted in a submental intub...
Out of all, 20% females and 19% males were very confident in performing submental intubation....
Submental intubation is a simple, safe, quick, and relatively harmless alternative to tracheostomy for securing the airway in selected patients with craniofacial trauma. Familiarity with the submental...
In accordance with the focus on patient safety and quality in healthcare, continuing professional development (CPD) has received increasing levels of attention as a means to ensure physicians maintain...
Databases searched: Medline, Embase and Web of Science, in May 2023. Additional papers were identified through searching the references of included studies. Eligible studies included anesthetists, eit...
A total of 2112 studies were identified, of which 63 were eligible for inclusion, encompassing more than 137,518 participants. Studies were primarily of quantitative design and medium quality. Forty-o...
Anesthetists are engaged in a variety of CPD activities, with evidence of high levels of satisfaction and a positive learning effect. However, the impact on clinical practice and patient outcomes rema...
