Progress in Patient Safety in Anesthesia
Emily Methangkool, Daniel J. Cole, Maxime Cannesson
Abstract
This Viewpoint describes the history of patient safety improvements in the practice of anesthesiology, with a shift in focus from reducing procedural mortality to improving systems, including optimization of teamwork, communication, interdisciplinary care, and standards for new technologies.
Topics & Concepts
MedicinePatient safetyAnesthesiologyTeamworkPatient careIntensive care medicineFocus (optics)Medical emergencyAnesthesiaNursingHealth carePolitical scienceEconomic growthLawPhysicsOpticsEconomicsCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesHemodynamic Monitoring and TherapyEnhanced Recovery After Surgery