Cardiac and General Anesthesiology

APRIL 4, 2023

Anesthesiologists play a critical role in patient care, ensuring that patients undergoing surgery or other medical procedures are safe and comfortable. As an anesthesiologist, you will play a crucial role in ensuring that patients undergoing surgery or other medical procedures are safe and comfortable.

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SpecialtyCare

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The sterile processing department (SPD) and the OR work hand in hand, but communication between the two can be disjointed and incomplete, resulting in unnecessary waste and preventable errors. Here are six ways to improve communication between the SPD and the OR in a way that reduces both costs and risks: #1 – Educational Tours.

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SpecialtyCare

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

These surgeries often involve the heart, lungs, esophagus, and other organs within the chest cavity. Their expertise ensures that surgeries are performed efficiently, safely, and with the highest level of precision. Team Collaboration Communicating effectively with the surgical team, including surgeons, anesthesiologists, and nurses.

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Picis

JUNE 19, 2025

Inefficiencies in OR workflows can lead to delays in surgeries, increased costs, decreased patient satisfaction and potentially impact outcomes. In addition, the high-pressure environment of the OR can lead to communication breakdowns and coordination challenges among team members.

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Picis

APRIL 8, 2024

Surgery scheduling can often feel like navigating a complex maze. In this guide, we’ll be providing some practical strategies to streamline surgery scheduling in 2024, addressing common challenges faced by healthcare professionals. Integrating Patient-Centered Approaches At the heart of surgery scheduling is the patient experience.

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Salem Anesthesia

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Surgery: How to Reduce Anxiety and Find Inner Peace Introduction Facing surgery can be a daunting experience. However, it’s crucial to remember that anxiety is a common response to the prospect of surgery. Communication Is Key Open and honest communication with your healthcare team is essential.

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Goldfinch Health

AUGUST 18, 2022

Every patient approaching surgery should be concerned about persistent opioid use, Opioid Use Disorder (OUD), addiction, and leftover prescription medications. Surgery has an Opioid Problem Ninety percent (90%) of patients receive a prescription for opioids after surgery. The Opioid Crisis has now raged on for over two decades.

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DFW Anesthesia Professionals

APRIL 28, 2024

Awareness during anesthesia is a rare but profoundly distressing condition that can occur when a patient becomes conscious during surgery and has recall of their surroundings or events related to the operation. Education and communication are also vital. The psychological impact of such experiences cannot be overstated.

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SpecialtyCare

JULY 10, 2024

Herb Coussons, a practicing gynecologist who started robotic surgery for benign gynecology around 2005, who has been with Cava Robotics for 14 years; and Pete Schommer, MBA, who joined CAVA Robotics in January 2024 as a strategic advisor, who has been familiar with CAVA for almost 10 years. What’s Considered Best Practice in Robotic Surgery?

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Surgimate

DECEMBER 8, 2023

But just like in any epic movie, there’s a plot twist waiting to unfold – a surgery gets canceled. But the show must go on – the surgery cancellation policy and protocol ensure that everyone is notified, the block time doesn’t go to waste, and rescheduling starts immediately. Why Have a Surgery Cancellation Policy?

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Anaesthesia News

JANUARY 31, 2024

Immediately communicate to the surgery team and the operating room (OR) staff that the patient’s status may be compromised. Ensure adequate oxygenation; increase the fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2) to 100% to improve oxygen saturation as measured by pulse oximetry (SpO2) 3. Decrease anesthetic depth 4.

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The Anesthesia Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

We are delighted to present an original article and systematic review on the use of risk scores to predict 30-day mortality after surgery in this month’s issue of Anaesthesia. evaluated the predictive ability of three novel risk scores for 30-day mortality after emergency bowel surgery. Darbyshire et al.

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The Anesthesia Blog

AUGUST 20, 2023

Three months after surgery, 8% continued to receive opioids. The authors performed the study to respond to a need to determine whether tranexamic acid in non-cardiac surgery influences thromboembolism. looks for predictors of persistent postoperative opioid use following colectomy in > 90k patients.

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Goldfinch Health

MAY 27, 2024

Every patient approaching surgery should be concerned about persistent opioid use, Opioid Use Disorder (OUD), addiction, and leftover prescription medications. Surgery has an Opioid Problem Ninety percent (90%) of patients receive a prescription for opioids after surgery. The Opioid Crisis has now raged on for over two decades.

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OR Manager

JUNE 30, 2025

The leadership structure for an ambulatory surgery center (ASC) can be confusing for the uninitiated. Structures vary across ASC types, which range from a single physician owner to complex joint ventures More » The post ASC adaptability depends on properly structured leadership appeared first on OR Manager.

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Pima Medical Institute

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Physical therapy patients get treated for specific injuries from sports, surgeries, accidents or illnesses that have impacted their movement and functions. The different types of patients could be athletes, infants struggling to reach developmental milestones or someone who is recovering from a surgery.

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Incision

JANUARY 29, 2024

Many of us have seen problems caused by a lack of communication between different parts of an organization. Both kinds of silo — structural and individual — resonate strongly in the world of surgery. So, how can we do this in surgery? Part of the phrase's popularity surely comes from the commonality of what it describes.

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NVIDIA: Healthcare

OCTOBER 21, 2024

To help minimize pre-surgery jitters, NVIDIA and Deloitte are developing AI agents using NVIDIA AI to bring the next generation of digital, frontline teammates to patients before they even step foot inside the hospital. Personalized Experiences for Hospital Patients Patients can get overwhelmed with the amount of pre-operative information.

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Surgical Information Systems

JANUARY 25, 2024

SIS Advanced gives ambulatory surgery centers the benefit of an efficient, streamlined business office management solution (SIS Office) and steps them toward the capabilities of a modern EHR (SIS Charts).

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Salem Anesthesia

APRIL 1, 2024

Demystifying Anesthesia: Answering the Top 5 Questions Anesthesia, the invisible hero of modern medicine, plays a crucial role in surgeries and medical procedures, ensuring patients are comfortable, pain-free, and safe. It allows patients to undergo surgeries and medical procedures painlessly and without awareness.

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CaseCTRL

JANUARY 26, 2023

This blog is the first part of our series of interviews with leaders in orthopaedic surgery management.

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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

MARCH 29, 2024

Boone Health Improves Antibiotic Discontinuation in Cardiovascular Surgery KCummings Fri, 03/29/2024 - 08:51 Overview Boone Health, based in Columbia, Missouri, set out to address issues related to the appropriate discontinuation of antibiotics within 48 hours after cardiovascular surgery.

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Picis

JUNE 17, 2024

Undergoing surgery can be a stressful experience. Taking Control: How Digital Tools Empower Patients Before Surgery Traditionally, pre-surgical education often involves static pamphlets and lengthy consultations. Another source of anxiety can be the lack of clear communication between patients and healthcare providers.

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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

APRIL 29, 2024

Yet, as a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in the community, you may be asked to do both cardiac and thoracic surgery. A skillset in open, minimally invasive, robotic, structural, and endovascular surgery is highly desired. Just because you can perform the surgery, doesn’t mean that you should.

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Nashville Anesthesia Professionals

MARCH 4, 2024

This can help minimize the discomfort caused by RLS and reduce the risk of involuntary leg movements during surgery (3). In addition to the challenges during surgery, patients with RLS may also experience difficulties with post-operative pain management (1). References Gossard TR, Trotti LM, Videnovic A, St Louis EK.

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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

MARCH 8, 2024

Video The Surgeon’s Role in Managing Patients with Resectable NSCLC smccarthy Fri, 03/08/2024 - 14:51 In this video, Dr. Leah Backhus, thoracic surgeon and professor of cardiothoracic surgery at Stanford Medicine, discusses the surgeon’s role in managing patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer. Duration 12 min.

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CNECT

JUNE 14, 2023

In ambulatory surgery centers, efficient operating rooms result in optimized schedules, higher patient volume, and streamlined operating processes. On the business end, longer surgeries and wider scheduling mean lost potential revenue. Poor communication with patients. Missing or misplaced surgical supplies. Scheduling errors.

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Sullivan Healthcare Consulting

JUNE 4, 2024

Failing to collect, communicate, and distribute pre-surgical information impacts each team involved with a surgery, from surgeons and anesthesiologists to clinical support staff and administrators. Start and End With Communication Communication is far and away the most crucial element in successful pre-anesthesia testing processes.

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OR Manager

JULY 30, 2024

The administrator of an ambulatory surgery center (ASC) wears many hats, doing every odd job in the book to keep their free-standing center safe, compliant, and operational. But what does “wearing many More » The post ASC management is a skill: A day in the administrator role appeared first on OR Manager.

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Surgimate

DECEMBER 22, 2023

In the hustle and bustle of modern life, the unexpected can throw a wrench into even the most carefully laid plans — including scheduled surgery procedures. however, still results in a reschedule, cancellation, or a patient simply not showing up to their surgery. Even better – provide multiple options and communication channels.

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BFW Inc.

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Optimize Care Synchronization and Communication In the operating room, clear communication and seamless coordination are required to perform safe, successful surgeries. This provides the entire team full visibility of every step of the surgery and immediate awareness of any complications or deviations from protocol.

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Sullivan Healthcare Consulting

MARCH 5, 2024

The rapid growth in the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) is attributable primarily to their high quality, convenience, lower costs and outstanding patient experience relative to other care settings. That makes surgery centers more attractive to private payors, CMS, and patients.

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SpecialtyCare

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) A cardiovascular perfusionist plays a crucial role in cardiac surgery, ensuring that a patient’s heart and lungs continue to function during procedures like open-heart surgery. During Surgery : Once the surgery begins, the perfusionist monitors and controls the heart-lung machine.

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Picis

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The right anesthesia EMR software solution will import data directly from the devices used during surgery into the EMR – this includes ventilators, infusion pumps, physiologic monitors, and a variety of other essential devices. However, with the implementation of anesthesia EMR software, these communication gaps can be bridged.

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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

MARCH 29, 2024

One of the first steps was to engage The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery National Database. The physician champion played a pivotal role in communicating this information to hospital staff and leadership, fostering a culture of change and continuous improvement.

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Platinum Meidcal Staffing

JULY 31, 2024

Surgical Techs : Experts in assisting with surgeries and maintaining sterile environments. Effective Communication : Maintain seamless communication with your assigned staff members. Our roster includes: Surgical Assistants : Skilled in supporting surgical procedures and ensuring operational efficiency.

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SpecialtyCare

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

To improve SPD efficiency, effective management tools need to be implemented, including training and error tracking, tray optimization, and increased communication and collaboration between the SPD and the OR. The pressure for quick turnaround times only exacerbates these issues.

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