Obstructive sleep apnea, (OSA) in the perioperative setting can result in difficult airway management and postoperative complications. It is essential that anesthetic pla[...]

ABSTRACTTESS O. WARD. Exploration Of CRNAS’ Attitudes, Beliefs, Behaviors, And Use Of Standard Communication Handoff Tools(Under the Direction of MEREDITH TROUTMAN-JORDAN[...]

The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) identifies transfer of care as the eleventh standard of anesthesia practice, emphasizing the Certified Registered [...]

Standardized handoff tools are known to enhance communication during the transfer of care between multiple providers, which in turn improves patient outcomes, reduces med[...]

The purpose of this quality improvement (QI) project was to identify trends in the intraoperative dosing of dexamethasone in type II diabetic patients undergoing orthoped[...]

Purpose: Identifying trends in the intraoperative dosing of dexamethasone in type II diabetic patients undergoing bariatric procedures at a community hospital to determin[...]

The purpose of this quality improvement project was to identify trends in the intraoperative dosing of dexamethasone in type II diabetic patients undergoing genitourinary[...]

BackgroundSugammadex is a useful reversal agent of neuromuscular blockade during surgery. However, its interaction with hormonal contraceptives could lead to undesirable [...]

Sugammadex is one of the most used agents to reverse surgery induced neuromuscular blockade. It also reduces hormonal contraceptive effectiveness. There is limited eviden[...]

BackgroundSugammadex is an effective and safe drug to reverse surgery induced neuromuscular blockade. However, the interaction of Sugammadex and hormonal contraceptives m[...]