Promoting patient safety and improving the quality of patient care
Tag: Capnography
by Michael Wong
According to study recently published in Anesthesiology News, Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health spent about $112,000 and saved $985,130 over a six month period. Dr. Courtney Rowan, pediatric critical care fellow at Riley Hospital, was looking at blood gas measurements.
by Michael Wong
In the PPAHS survey conducted among healthcare providers (for pdf download of survey report, please see link below), more than a third believe medical practices are not completely in accord with the Standards for Basic Anesthetic Monitoring set by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). Most of the respondents (about 60%) indicated anesthesiology as their medical practice. Continue reading “1/3 of Healthcare Providers Believe Medical Practices Are Not in Accordance with Basic Monitoring Standards”
by Michael Wong
The BBC recently reported that lack of intensive care equipment was “causing deaths” in UK intensive care wards. Citing the report by The Royal College of Anaesthetists and The Difficult Airway Society recently “Major complications of airway management in the United Kingdom”, the BBC states: Continue reading “Should there be legal liability for not having the right intensive care equipment?”
by Michael Wong
PPAHS encourages the adoption of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) recently released recommendations to improve the safety of patients by continuously monitoring patients following surgery. Continue reading “Post-Surgical Patients Require Better Monitoring”
St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System (SJCHS) found out that the “costs” over a 5-year period of implementing a patient safety initiative was the prevention of at least 471 adverse events, a return on investment of $1.87 million, an internal rate of return of 81%.
by Michael Wong
St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System (SJCHS) found out that the “costs” over a 5-year period of implementing a patient safety initiative was the prevention of at least 471 adverse events, a return on investment of $1.87 million, an internal rate of return of 81%. Continue reading “What are the costs of implementing patient safety?”
Howard Snitzer survived 96-minutes without a heart beat thanks to dedicated volunteer paramedics and a device called capnography.
by Michael Wong
According to the Wall Street Journal:
A little known device is shaking conventional wisdom for reviving people who suffer sudden cardiac arrest: People may be able to go much longer without a pulse than the 20 minutes previously believed.
To see the Mayo Clinic video on Howard Snitzer, please click on the photo below: Continue reading “Is it possible to survive 96-minutes without a heart beat?”