General Anesthesia Post-Anesthesia Care Safety 
Nashville Anesthesia Professionals
JUNE 23, 2025
Maintaining normothermia (normal body temperature) throughout the perioperative period is a critical component of patient safety and recovery. Perioperative hypothermia, defined as a core body temperature below 36°C, is a frequent and preventable complication associated with anesthesia and surgical procedures. Minerva Anestesiol.
The Anesthesia Consultant
JULY 11, 2019
Her breathing tube had been removed, but she developed upper airway obstruction in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) and needed urgent reintubation. The handoff or transfer of medical care from one practitioner to another is a high risk time for errors. Why Did Take Me So Long To Wake From General Anesthesia?
The Anesthesia Consultant
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Imagine this scenario: You’ve just finished anesthetizing a patient in a hospital setting, and the patient now requires transport from the operating room (OR) to the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU). Why Did Take Me So Long To Wake From General Anesthesia? Will I Have a Breathing Tube During Anesthesia?
The Anesthesia Consultant
MAY 13, 2020
The joint statement also said that “facilities should use available testing to protect staff and patient safety whenever possible and should implement a policy addressing requirements and frequency for patient and staff testing.” Why Did Take Me So Long To Wake From General Anesthesia? What Are the Common Anesthesia Medications?
The Anesthesia Consultant
APRIL 12, 2021
A 2017 anesthesia study stated that “for optimal patient care through the perioperative period, it is critical to obtain information about patient drug use and other associated treatment in order to construct an appropriate anesthetic plan, including specific considerations during surgery, emergence, and in the post anesthesia care unit.”
The Anesthesia Consultant
MARCH 31, 2015
The Stanford Anesthesia Cognitive Aid Group observed how teams of anesthesiologists used cognitive aids during hundreds of simulated crises. Stated goals of the Manual are to support education and patient safety efforts in pre-event review, post-event team debriefing, and during actual critical event management.
The Anesthesia Consultant
OCTOBER 18, 2017
You utilize the current multimodal strategies for operating room anesthesia and postoperative pain reduction, including an ultrasound-guided adductor canal block with 0.5% 300 mg of morphine, and a light general anesthetic using 1-1.5% The patient does well, and is discharged from the Post Anesthesia Care Unit in excellent condition.
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