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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/anesthesia-medication-long-desc.html
January 01, 2025 - Identifying and Reducing Errors in Perioperative Anesthesia Medication Delivery
Principal Investigator … settings as risk factors for anesthesia medication delivery. 1-4 These findings led to developing anesthesia … “One size” doesn’t “fit all”: understanding variability in anesthesia work practices . … Systems safety in nonoperating room anesthesia locations . … “One size” doesn’t “fit all”: understanding variability in anesthesia work practices .
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/202502.html
June 01, 2025 - Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia Uses AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture®, TeamSTEPPS® … Search All Impact Case Studies
June 2025
Kaiser Permanente (KP) School of Anesthesia in Pasadena … Nearly 40 percent of anesthesia practitioners feel rushed when taking care of patients. … About 15 percent of anesthesia practitioners do not feel that their ideas and suggestions are valued … Based on the project results, the Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia is improving its TeamSTEPPS
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/app-d.html
April 01, 2017 - Guide
Ambulatory Surgery Checklist - Preop
Before Patient Enters Room
Nurse, Anesthesia … venous thromboembolism
- Compression boots and/or anticoagulants in place
|___| Anesthesia … safety check completed
|___| Type of anesthesia
|___| Anticipated airway and aspiration risk … Surgeon, Nurse, and Anesthesia Professional perform the Timeout
|___| Patient's name
|___| Surgical … Briefing
Surgeon Shares:
|___| Any changes to operative plan and possible difficulties
Anesthesia
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/app-e.html
May 01, 2017 - Safety Checklist - Preprocedure Area/Procedure Room
Before Patient Enters Room
Nurse, Anesthesia … Known allergies
|___| Patient height, weight, body mass index
|___| History and physical
Anesthesia … Professional and Nurse Discuss:
|___| Anesthesia safety check is completed
|___| Type of anesthesia … changes to the plan and possible difficulties
|___| Necessary equipment/devices are available
Anesthesia
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/Generic_Dashboard_Data_2024.xlsx
January 01, 2024 - unit) 6,795 6.6%
Surgery or Anesthesia Labor and delivery 1,071 1.0%
Surgery or Anesthesia Laboratory … 3.8%
Surgery or Anesthesia Other area within the facility 9,086 8.8%
Surgery or Anesthesia Unknown … 93 0.1%
Surgery or Anesthesia Other location 2,404 2.3%
Surgery or Anesthesia Outside area (i.e., … Clinical Protocols 88 0.2%
Surgery or Anesthesia Staff qualifications 455 1.0%
Surgery or Anesthesia … Supervisor/Support 28 0.1%
Surgery or Anesthesia Multiple 1,028 2.3%
Surgery or Anesthesia Other:
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/weinger2-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Still photos of videotaped anesthesia cases containing NRE. … Some feel intraoperative reading lowers the
quality of anesthesia care because, when the anesthesia … Understanding the Post-Anesthesia Extubation Decision. … Weinger MB: Anesthesia incidents and accidents. … Understanding the Post-Anesthesia Extubation Decision.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/hendee-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - For the anesthesia module, input
from representative of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation was … Associate Professor of Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School
Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care … Keating-Christensen:
patients and families anticipating anesthesia). … • Introduction
• General Overview
• Before Anesthesia
• After Anesthesia
• Anesthesia Safety for … Special Populations & Chronically Ill
• Alternative Medicine & Anesthesia
• Anesthesia Safety for
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/115-how-to-randomly-order-high-touch.docx
April 01, 2025 - How To Randomly Order Lists of Rooms (Preoperative, Post-Anesthesia Care Unit, and Operating Room) and … placement is important, to ensure every operating room (OR) and patient area in the preoperative or post-anesthesia … Anesthesia computer mouse
OR bed
Nurse computer mouse
Med cart – handles
Nurse computer keyboard
OR door … bar or handle
Anesthesia chair
Patient chart
Nurse phone
Anesthesia machine gas knobs
IV pole
Anesthesia … machine computer screen
Anesthesia computer keyboard
Arm board
Surgical light – handle
References
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/normothermia-audit.html
December 01, 2017 - 14: Indicate whether a forced air warmer was used in the period between the time of incision and the anesthesia … The duration can be determined from the difference between anesthesia start time and anesthesia stop … Yes ___ No ___
Temperature on arrival to post-anesthesia care unit/intensive care unit … Anesthesia stop time minus anesthesia start time.
_____ hours _____ minutes
ICU = intensive … care unit; OR = operating room; PACU = post-anesthesia care unit
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/normothermia_audit.docx
December 01, 2017 - : Indicate whether a forced air warmer was used in the period between the time of incision and the anesthesia … The duration can be determined from the difference between anesthesia start time and anesthesia stop … Temperature on arrival to post-anesthesia care unit/intensive care unit
_____ oC or NA
16. … Duration of case
Anesthesia stop time minus anesthesia start time
_____ hours _____ minutes
ICU … = intensive care unit; OR = operating room; PACU = post-anesthesia care unit
*Not available
**Use of
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/asc-checklist-template.docx
January 01, 2009 - Surgery
Implementation Guide
Ambulatory Surgery Checklist
Preop
Before Patient Enters Room
Nurse, Anesthesia … procedure
· Patient position
· Known allergies
· Patient weight
· History and physical
Nurse and Anesthesia … safety check completed
· Type of anesthesia
· Anticipated airway and aspiration risk
· Changes in patient … Surgeon, Nurse, and Anesthesia Professional perform the Timeout
· Patient’s name
· Surgical procedure … Briefing
Surgeon Shares:
· Any changes to operative plan and possible difficulties
Anesthesia Professional
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/toledo-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - As components of the anesthesia record could not be extracted from the
electronic medical record and … The
anesthesia record was not available for 12 patients with nerve injuries, so complete data
on … Anesthesia Patient Safety Newsletter 2021; 36 (2). … A Century of Progress and Collaboration Between Obstetric
Anesthesiologists, Anesthesia & Analgesia … , and the International Anesthesia Research
Society.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/labor-delivery-unit/tool-safe-csection.html
July 01, 2023 - or care teams within a unit, for example transfers between L&D room and OR, and between OR and post-anesthesia … The L&D/OR/neonatal/anesthesia teams maintain a shared mental model for the safe surgery perioperative … provider confirms:
___ Type of anesthesia used
(Spinal / Epidural / Combined / General) … provider confirms:
___ Type of anesthesia used
(Spinal / Epidural / Combined / General) … provider confirms:
Type of anesthesia used:
___ Spinal
___ Epidural
___ Combined
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-120-section-3c-tables-2-5.pdf
June 02, 2025 - referral
center
P-value
Facility Type
Community hospital 61 (58.7%) 207 (91.6%) <0.001
Anesthesia … high-risk
referral center
P-value
Night-time and weekend staffing
In-house anesthesiologist or anesthesia … team dedicated to L&D
61 (60.4%) 57 (26.3%) <0.001
In-house anesthesiologist or anesthesia
team … Low risk,
≥1500 births
per year
Low risk,
<1500 births
per year
P-
value
Recommended
anesthesia
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-0121-tables-2-5.pdf
June 02, 2025 - high-risk referral
center
P-value
Facility Type
Community hospital 61 (58.7%) 207 (91.6%) <0.001
Anesthesia … high-risk
referral center
P-value
Night-time and weekend staffing
In-house anesthesiologist or anesthesia … team dedicated to L&D
61 (60.4%) 57 (26.3%) <0.001
In-house anesthesiologist or anesthesia
team … year
Low risk,
≥1500 births
per year
Low risk,
<1500 births
per year
P-
value
Recommended
anesthesia
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-0122-tables2-5.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Facility Type
Annual Delivery volume*
Community hospital 61 (58.7%) 207 (91.6%) <0.001
Anesthesia … high-risk
referral center
P-value
Night-time and weekend staffing
In-house anesthesiologist or anesthesia … team dedicated to L&D
61 (60.4%) 57 (26.3%) <0.001
In-house anesthesiologist or anesthesia
team … Low risk,
≥1500 births
per year
Low risk,
<1500 births
per year
P-
value
Recommended
anesthesia
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiapm.html
April 01, 2018 -
Y
Y
1
intra-op drugs on paper anesthesia record
D
Electronic
1
Y
Y … on paper anesthesia record
M
Manual
not reliably
Temperature on Arrival to PACU … on paper anesthesia record
M
Electronic
not reliably
Peri-Op Glucose <100
Y … intra-op drugs on paper anesthesia record
D
Manual
0
Outpatient Surgery
Y … on paper anesthesia record
M
Electronic
?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/endoscopy-checklist-template.docx
January 01, 2009 - AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery
Implementation Guide
Before Patient Enters Room
Nurse, Anesthesia … matches the consent
· Known allergies
· Patient height, weight, body mass index
· History and physical
Anesthesia … Professional and Nurse Discuss:
· Anesthesia safety check is completed
· Type of anesthesia
· Anticipated … Shares:
· Any changes to the plan and possible difficulties
· Necessary equipment/devices are available
Anesthesia
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/tools/applying-cusp/or-briefing-audit.html
December 01, 2017 - Surgery Attending
Anesthesia Attending
Surgery Resident
Anesthesia Resident
Nurse
Anesthesia … Surgery Attending
Surgery Resident
Anesthesia Attending …
Anesthesia Resident
Anesthesia Certified Registered Nurse
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/956.html
May 01, 2025 - Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia Uses AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture, TeamSTEPPS® … Today’s Headlines: Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia Uses AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture … Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia Uses AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture, TeamSTEPPS® The … Kaiser Permanente (KP) School of Anesthesia in Pasadena, Calif., uses AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety … In response to the project results, the KP School of Anesthesia is improving its TeamSTEPPS training