Impact of the Standardized Surgical Checklist on Communication and Teamwork Among Interdisciplinary Surgical Team Members.

Traditional timeouts done ineffectively before surgical procedures can result in late blood product requests, inadequate preparation of needed intraoperative apparatus, improper administration of required antibiotics, and operating room (OR) time delays. This clinical concern is important to address because based on current evidence, implementing a Standardized Surgical Checklist (SSC) during timeout can impact patient safety by reducing complications following surgery and can promote good communication and teamwork among the care team. This quality improvement project is aimed to develop, implement, and evaluate the impact of SSC on communication and teamwork among an interdisciplinary surgical care team at Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Medical Center (LAC + USC).

Anesthetic considerations for an adult heart transplant recipient undergoing noncardiac surgery: a case report.

Approximately 3,500 Americans undergo heart transplantation each year. A portion of this patient population will possibly present later for an elective noncardiac surgery. Anesthesia professionals can be tasked to assess and provide the anesthesia management for heart transplant recipients undergoing a noncardiac surgical procedure.