Background: Anesthesia providers are subjected to chemical, biological, physical, ergonomic, and psychosocial risk factors that threaten the individual's health. While pregnancy alone is not considered an independent...
Background and Review of Literature: Spinal anesthesia is the current gold standard of practice for providing care in elective cesarean sections. However, spinal anesthesia is commonly associated with untoward side effects...
Background: The most common causes of morbidity during general anesthesia in pediatrics are airway and respiratory complications that commonly occur in both healthy children and infants. The high stress environment of...
There has been increased attention to pain control as well as patient satisfaction following surgical procedures. The interest in pain control coupled with the growing opioid epidemic has prompted anesthesia providers to...
Inadequate pain management during a laparoscopic cholecystectomy can affect postoperative hemodynamics, impair recovery, and extend hospital stay. The use of opioid medications during and after surgeries can reduce...
Patients with class three obesity, formerly defined as morbid or extreme obesity, presenting for anesthesia come with an increased risk of experiencing complications. The oxygen storage capabilities and the functional residual...
Background and Review of Literature: This study examined individual opinions from healthcare providers in Indiana about their willingness to prescribe Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for Human Immunodeficiency Virus...
Medication errors and interactions happen every day in the perioperative setting. It is the responsibility of the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) nurse to manage pain, nausea, vomiting, and maintain hemodynamics after surgery...
Background: Many surgical procedures require muscle paralysis of the patient to ensure optimum operating conditions. Monitoring the level of paralysis is an important responsibility of the nurse anesthetist throughout...
In the intraoperative setting, the intersection of hand hygiene practices and contamination of the anesthesia workstation presents a critical juncture for reducing hospital acquired infections that ultimately lead to increased...