Real Time Locating Systems and sustainability of Perioperative Efficiency of Anesthesiologists.

Objective: We determine if Real Time Locating Systems (RTLS) paired with automated notifications have a sustained effect on perioperative efficiency in anesthesiologists over a one-year period from the time of implementation.

Methods: A retrospective chart review of all outpatient and short-stay patients, who received general anesthesia at our ambulatory surgery center between July 1st, 2017 and December 31st, 2018 was performed. Patients included were over 18 years of age who presented for non-urgent cases with ASA classification of 1, 2, and 3.

Automated notifications improve time to anesthesia induction: Integrating health information technology systems to enhance perioperative efficiency.

Objective: To evaluate the effects of health information technology systems integration on perioperative efficiency by investigating if automated notifications of patient arrival to the operating room leads to decreased time to induction by anesthesiologists.

Methods: We performed a retrospective chart review of all outpatient and short-stay patients who received General Anesthesia at our institution between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018.Time was used as a measure of efficiency between the two comparison groups.

Real-Time Locating Systems and the Effects on Efficiency of Anesthesiologists.

Objective: To investigate the impact of Real Time Locating System (RTLS) technology on the perioperative efficiency of anesthesiologists.

Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed for all outpatient and short-stay patients who received General Anesthesia care at our institution between January 2016 and October 2017. Patients included were over 18 years and had ASA classification scores of 1, 2, and 3.

Effects of Different Communication Tools on the Efficiency of Anesthesiologists in the Perioperative Setting.

Objective: To assess if Real Time Locating Systems (RTLS) technology has an effect on the perioperative efficiency of anesthesiologists at our institution.

Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed for all outpatient and short-stay patients who received general anesthesia and monitored anesthesia care between January and June of 2016. Patients over 18 years with an ASA classification of 1, 2, and 3 were included.

Anesthesia for outfield procedures in cancer patients.

Purpose Of Review: The diagnostic and therapeutic use of radiation modalities is an integral part of cancer care that is being used more frequently. Organization and planning for anesthesia out of the operating room poses many challenges that are addressed in this review.

Recent Findings: Anesthesia providers are called upon to enable radiologists to accomplish a variety of procedures that are not possible without anesthesia intervention.

Relationship between intraoperative fluid administration and perioperative outcome after pancreaticoduodenectomy: results of a prospective randomized trial of acute normovolemic hemodilution compared with standard intraoperative management.

Background: Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) can be associated with significant blood loss and transfusion requirements, with potential adverse short- and long-term consequences. The aim of this study was to determine whether acute normovolemic hemodilution (ANH), an established blood conservation technique, reduces perioperative allogeneic transfusions in patients undergoing PD.

Methods: One hundred thirty patients undergoing PD were randomized to ANH or standard management (STDM).