Handling injectable medications in anaesthesia
Stephen Kinsella, B. Boaden, Sally El-Ghazali, K. Ferguson, Gordon Kirkpatrick, T. Meek, U. K. Misra, Jaideep J. Pandit, Peter Young
Abstract
Peri-operative medication safety is complex. Avoidance of medication errors is both system- and practitioner-based, and many departments within the hospital contribute to safe and effective systems. For the individual anaesthetist, drawing up, labelling and then the correct administration of medications are key components in a patient's peri-operative journey. These guidelines aim to provide pragmatic safety steps for the practitioner and other individuals within the operative environment, as well as short- to long-term goals for development of a collaborative approach to reducing errors. The aim is that they will be used as a basis for instilling good practice.