Quality and safety in anesthesia and perioperative care

Authors : Keith J. Ruskin, Marjorie P. Stiegler, Stanley H. Rosenbaum
Edition : 1
Year : 2016
Description :

• Highlights concepts such as situation awareness, staff resource management, threat and error management, checklists, explicit practices for monitoring, and safety culture.
• Chapters are based on accepted safety, human performance, and quality management science
• Supports reform at all levels, from operating room practices to institutional procedures
• Must-have resource for preparing for quality and safety questions on the American Board of Anesthesiology certification examinations

Quality and Safety in Anesthesia and Perioperative Care offers practical suggestions for improving quality of care and patient safety in the perioperative setting. Chapters are organized into sections on clinical foundations and practical applications, and emphasize strategies that support reform at all levels, from operating room practices to institutional procedures. Written by leading experts in their fields, chapters are based on accepted safety, human performance, and quality management science and they illustrate the benefits of collaboration between medical professionals and human factors experts. The book highlights concepts such as situation awareness, staff resource management, threat and error management, checklists, explicit practices for monitoring, and safety culture. Quality and Safety in Anesthesia and Perioperative Care is a must-have resource for those preparing for the quality and safety questions on the American Board of Anesthesiology certification examinations, as well as clinicians and trainees in all practice settings.

• Part I. Scientific Foundations
• 1. Patient Safety: A Brief History
• 2. Cognitive Load Theory and Patient Safety
• 3. Errors and Violations
• 4. The Human-Technology Interface
• 5. Deliberate Practice and Acquisition of Expertise
• 6. Fatigue
• 7. Situational Awareness
• 8. Creating a Culture of Safety
• Part II. Clinical Applications
• 9. Adverse Event Prevention and Management
• 10. Complex Systems and Approaches to Quality Improvement
• 11. Crisis Resource Management and Patient Safety in Anesthesia Practice
• 12. Quality in Medical Education
• 13. Regulating Quality
• 14. Creating a Quality Management Program
• 15. Health Information Technology Use for Quality Assurance and Improvement
• 16. Safety in Remote Locations
• 17. Medication Safety
• 18. Operating Room Fires and Electrical Safety
• 19. Disruptive Behavior: The Imperative for Awareness and Action
• 20. Managing Adverse Events: The Aftermath and The Second Victim Effect

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