Clinical Practice Resources
Adverse Events
- AHRQ CANDOR toolkit, April 2018
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CDC released an online Patient Notification Toolkit to assist health departments and healthcare facilities with notifying patients after an infection control lapse or potential disease transmission during medical care.
Alarm Management
Bariatric Surgery
- Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program: Resources for Optimal Care of the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Patient 2014
Brain Monitoring System
- Brain Monitoring System Resources
- Monitoring Consciousness: Using the Bispectral Index™ during Anesthesia - BIS Pocket Guide for Clinicians
- Perioperative Patient Monitoring: Utilizing BIS in Total Intravenous Anesthesia Procedures, Anesthesiology News, October 2013
- Case Study: Bispectral Index-guided Technique May Facilitate Smoother Emergence
Cannabis/Marijuana Issues
Medical Marijuana and Patient Care
- New Study Marijuana Use More Common Among Adults with Medical Conditions, JAMA, September 2019
- NCSBN National Nursing Guidelines for Medical Marijuana
- FDA and Medical Marijuana
- NCSBN - Regulation: Patients Using Marijuana: An Integrative Review of the Literature
- NCSBN 2018 Scientific Symposium Regulation: Panel Discussion
- Regulation: Knowledge, Practices and Attitudes Regarding Marijuana for Medical Conditions among Washington State Healthcare Providers
- Nursing Care of the Patient Using Medical Marijuana, Journal of Nursing Regulations, July 2018
- FSMB Model Guidelines for the Recommendation of Marijuana in Patient Care
- Analgesia and Anesthesia for the Substance Use Disorder Patient, AANA (2019)
- Regular Marijuana Use Changes Anesthesia Needs, Anesthesiology News October 15, 2019
- If you smoke pot, your anesthesiologist needs to know
- Perioperative Care of Cannabis Users: A Comprehensive Review of Pharmacological and Anesthetic Considerations, Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, November 2019
- Effects of Cannabis Use on Sedation Requirements for Endoscopic Procedures, The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, May 2019
- Safety: High Time to Address Marijuana: The dangers of patients smoking cannabis before surgery, Outpatient Surgery, April 2019
- Study of Effect of Cannabis on Anesthetics Creates Buzz, Anesthesiology News, April 17, 2019
- Learn About Marijuana, Respiratory Effects of Marijuana
- Annual Congress 2018 Presenter Addresses Anesthesia Considerations for Cannabis Users, AANA
- How Should You Manage Patients Using Marijuana? OR Manager, December 2018
- FDA is Committed to Sound, Science-based Policy on CBD
- Scientific Data and Information about Products Containing Cannabis or Cannabis-Derived Compounds; FDA Public Hearing 5/31/19
- Learn About Marijuana Risks, SAMHSA
- Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on New Steps to Advance Agency’s Continued Evaluation of Potential Regulatory Pathways for Cannabis-Containing and Cannabis-Derived Products
- FDA Regulation of Cannabis and Cannabis-Derived Products: Questions and Answers
- Statement from FDA Warning Significant Health Risks of Contaminated Illegal Synthetic Cannabinoid Products
- Marijuana and Pregnancy (Infographic), ACOG
- Learn About Marijuana Science-based Information for the Public, Alcohol and Drug Institute
Checklist
Code of Ethics for the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Controlled Substances
- DEA Controlled Substance Scheduling (Login Required)
Dental Anesthesia
Difficult Airway
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Current Concepts in the Management of the Difficult Airway, Anesthesiology News, May 2016
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
Geriatrics
Infection Prevention and Control
Integrative Health
Ketamine Infusion Therapy
Latex Allergy
Malignant Hyperthermia
Medication Errors
Monitoring
- Respiratory Function Monitoring Resources
- Anesthesiology News Post-operative Opioid-induced Respiratory Depression (POIRD)
- Introduction to Pulse Oximetry
- Capnography Waveform Tutorial and Exercise
- Principles of Capnography: Interpreting Waveforms
- Continuous Capnography and the Difficult Airway
- Capnography with Sedation Education
- Pre-hospital Capnography Education Tool Kit
- Capnography Use during Resuscitation and Rapid Response
- Emergency Care Basics: Capnography Monitoring
- Using Capnography during Non-Invasive Ventilation
- End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide: The Most Vital of Vital Signs, Anesthesiology News, October 2013
Obesity
- Perioperative Anesthesia Care For Obese Patients, Anesthesiology News, April 2015
- Anesthesia for the Morbidly and Super Morbidly Obese Patient
Obstetric Clinical Resources
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Opioid Crisis
Pain Management
Patient-Centered Care
- Joint Commission: Releases Guide to Help Hospitals Prevent Patient Falls, October 26, 2016
- ECRI: Are LGBT-Inclusive Approaches for Patients and Staff on Your Radar Screen? October 2015
- Joint Commission: Advancing Effective Communication, Cultural Competence, and Patient-and Family-Centered Care: A Roadmap for Hospitals, April 3, 2014
- Joint Commission: Advancing Effective Communication, Cultural Competence, and Patient- and Family-Centered Care for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Community, April 3, 2014
Radiation
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Radiation Safety for Anesthesia Providers
AANA Journal, June 2011
Sharps Safety
Sugammadex
Surgical Fires
Technology
- The Partnership for Health IT Patient Safety and ECRI: Health IT Safe Practices Toolkit for the Safe Use of Copy and Paste
- The Joint Commission Sentinel Event Alert 54: Safe use of health information technology, March 31, 2015
- ONC: How to Identify and Address Unsafe Conditions Associated with Health IT
- ECRI Institute 2017 Top 10 Health Technology Hazards
- FDA: Cybersecurity for Medical Devices and Hospital Networks
Tubing Misconnections
- ECRI Institute releases alert on preventing enteral tubing Misconnections, April 26, 2017
- Premier Safety Institute: New standards for medical tubing connectors: Are you ready? (archived webinar)
- Sentinel Event Alert 53: Managing risk during transition to new ISO tubing connector standards
- Premier Safety Institute: Tubing misconnections
- CMS surveyor memo: Luer misconnection adverse events
- Sentinel Event Alert 36: Tubing misconnections - a persistent and potentially deadly occurrence
- Global Enteral Device Supplier Association (GEDSA)
- ISO 80369-3:2016: Small-bore connectors for liquids and gases in healthcare applications — Part 3: Connectors for enteral applications
Ultrasound
USP <797>
Venous Thromboembolism
Waste Anesthetic Gases
- The Anesthesia Gas Machine
- Developed and maintained by Michael P. Dosch, PhD, CRNA and Darin Tharp, MS, CRNA
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Waste Anesthetic Gases
- Anesthetic Gases: Guidelines for Workplace Exposures
- OSHA Technical Manual (OTM) Section VI: Chapter 1 Hospital Investigations: Health Hazards
- OSHA Hospital eTool focuses hazards and controls found in the hospital setting, describes standard requirements, and recommends safe work practices.
- See Surgical Suite for Waste Anesthetic Gases
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- Waste Anesthetic Gases–Occupational Hazards in Hospitals, Publication Number 2007-151, Sept 2007
- NIOSH Warns: Nitrous Oxide Continues to Threaten Health Care Workers, June 1994
- Controlling Exposures to Nitrous Oxide During Anesthetic Administration, Publication Number 94-100, 1994
- Guidelines for Protecting the Safety and Health of Health Care Workers, Publication Number 88-119, Sept 1988
- Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Waste Anesthetic Gases and Vapors, Publication No. 77-140, March 1977
Other Resources
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