Publications by authors named "Wafaa Harfaoui"
Article Synopsis
- - Anesthesiology has evolved significantly through advancements in technology and pharmacology, enhancing patient outcomes and enabling complex surgeries, but it still faces challenges and risks for both patients and healthcare professionals.
- - The specialty is particularly challenged in low and middle-income countries, where collaborative actions and initiatives are essential to improve safety and access to anesthesia.
- - Emerging technologies like simulation, genomics, artificial intelligence, and robotics offer potential solutions for enhancing patient safety in anesthesiology, but require careful ethical oversight and reliable research to maximize their benefits.
The health sector in Morocco has undergone major changes in recent years, thanks to the reform of the national health system. This reform aims to improve accessibility and the equitable distribution of care throughout the country and enhance the quality and safety of health services. Anesthesia plays an important role in improving patients' quality of life and reducing the risks associated with surgical procedures.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Patient safety in anaesthesia has significantly improved over the past decades, largely due to pharmacological and technological advancements, as well as the widespread adoption of guidelines and standards recommended by international organisations. This study aimed to evaluate the practice of anaesthesia and its compliance with the international standards for safe anaesthesia practice recommended by the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA) and the World Health Organization (WHO). This study also describes the operating room within Ibn Sina University Hospital Centre (CHUIS) of Rabat, Morocco, the referral centre, with the aim of identifying its potential and shortcomings.
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