A Retrospective Comparison Trial Investigating Aggregate Length of Stay Post Implementation of Seven Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Protocols between 2015 and 2022.

(1) : Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols can create a cultural shift that will benefit patients by significantly reducing patient length of stay when compared to an equivalent group of surgical patients not following an ERAS protocol. (2) : In this retrospective study of 2236 patients in a multi-center, community-based healthcare system, matching was performed based on a multitude of variables related to demographics, comorbidities, and surgical outcomes across seven ERAS protocols. These cohorts were then compared pre and post ERAS protocol implementation.

A Dynamic Marketplace for Distributing Anesthesia Call: A Quality Improvement Initiative.

Anesthesiologists have a significant responsibility to provide care at all hours of the day, including nights, weekends, and holidays. This call burden carries a significant lifestyle constraint that can impact relationships, affect provider wellbeing, and has been associated with provider burnout. This quality improvement study analyzes the effects of a dynamic call marketplace, which allows anesthesiologists to specify how much call they would like to take across a spectrum of hypothetical compensation levels, from very low to very high.

A Prospective Randomized Controlled Pilot Simulation Study to Investigate the Effect of Audiovisual Decision Support on Diagnosis and Therapeutic Interventions.

Introduction: Combining audiovisual decision support during perioperative critical events might enhance provider diagnostic and therapeutic accuracy and efficiency.

Methods: This study is a prospective, randomized controlled pilot trial studying the impact of audiovisual decision support on anesthesia professional performance at NorthShore University HealthSystem's high fidelity simulation center. Twenty anesthesia professionals (>2 years of clinical experience in the current role) were randomized to 2 groups (current care model vs.

A Retrospective Pilot Comparison Trial Investigating Clinical Outcomes in Cardiac Surgical Patients Who Received Sugammadex Reversal During 2018 to 2021.

Objectives: To compare the number of eligible urgent and elective cardiac surgical patients who could be extubated successfully within 6 hours of surgery and who received sugammadex versus those who did not.

Design: This retrospective pilot study compared outcomes in cardiac surgical patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass between 2018 to 2021 who received sugammadex versus those who did not.

Setting: At a tertiary-care hospital in the Northshore of Chicago.

A Quality Improvement Study Designed to Optimize Scheduling Geographic/Site Preferences Among Anesthesia Professionals Utilizing Decision Support Tool Assistance.

This is a quality improvement pilot study comparing percentages of anesthesia professionals receiving their first choice of workplace location both pre-, and post-implementation of an electronic decision support tool for anesthesia-in-charge schedulers. The study evaluates anesthesia professionals who use the electronic decision support tool and scheduling system at four hospitals and two surgical centers within NorthShore University HealthSystem. The subjects in the study are those anesthesia professionals that work at NorthShore University HealthSystem and are subject to being placed in their desired location by anesthesia schedulers who use the electronic decision support tool.