Open AccessMissed Steps in the Preanesthetic Set-Up
Author(s) -
Samuel DeMaría,
Kimberly Blasius,
Steven M. Neustein
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/ane.0b013e318219645e
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , set (abstract data type) , surgical procedures , resuscitation , medical emergency , surgery , computer science , programming language
Anesthesiologists accomplish many tasks rapidly during induction of an anesthetic. Key preparation for induction is needed to maximize patient safety. Given the intense environment of the operating room, preparatory steps may be missed either unintentionally or possibly even intentionally to save time. We conducted this study to determine the incidence of missed steps in the operating room immediately before induction.