| Title | Date | Views | Brief Description |
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| Distraction-Free Zone: Decreasing Distractions During Emergence from Anesthesia |
2024 |
210 |
Background: The operating room (OR) is a complex and noisy environment. Induction and emergence are perhaps considered the most critical phases of anesthesia. Excessive distractions not only adversely impact OR personnel, but hinder patient safety wh... |
| Implementation of a Written Anesthesia-PACU Report Tool: To Increase Data Transfer and Improve Staff Satisfaction |
2024 |
157 |
Background: The purpose of handoff is to transfer information effectively between healthcare providers to provide continuity of care and enhance patient safety. Failure to provide all necessary information in a timely fashion, can result in delays in... |
| Perioperative Anesthesia Considerations for Patients with Alpha Gal Syndrome |
2024 |
768 |
Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) is a lesser-known allergic syndrome that is prevalent in North Carolina and presents a significant risk to perioperative patients. Perioperative patients with AGS are at high risk for an allergic reaction as they are exposed ... |
| Mitigating the Impact of Inhaled Anesthetics on Carbon Emissions |
2024 |
70 |
Background: Inhaled anesthetics undergo minimal metabolism and are subsequently exhaled into the atmosphere as unchanged waste anesthetic gases (WAGs). WAGs accelerate climate change because they act as greenhouse gases (GHGs). Anesthesia providers c... |
| Improving Education Provided to Patients on the Interaction of Sugammadex and Hormonal |
2024 |
165 |
Background: Sugammadex is a medication used to rapidly reverse the effects of rocuronium and vecuronium by encapsulating and physiologically inactivating it. Although sugammadex has a high affinity for rocuronium and vecuronium, it can also encapsula... |
| Capnography Monitoring In The PACU: Improving Patient Safety Through Education |
2024 |
391 |
Background: The prompt recognition of respiratory depression is a basic element of postoperative nursing care. Despite the routine use of pulse oximetry and respiratory rate monitoring, detection of respiratory depression is often delayed until oxyge... |
| Educational Intervention On Preinduction Ondansetron As Prophylaxis For Subarachnoid Block-Induced Shivering |
2024 |
154 |
Background: Post-anesthesia shivering affects 55% of patients who receive a subarachnoid block and increases the risk of cardiac complications. Ondansetron can reduce the incidence of shivering by 57% to 80% when administered before the block. How... |
| Increasing Utilization of the Apfel Scoring System in High-Risk Patients |
2024 |
149 |
Background: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a side effect following an anesthetic event that impacts 30-80% of patients undergoing general anesthesia (Flood et al., 2021). Patients who are female, have a history of PONV or motion sickness... |