RT Book, Section
A1 Pian-Smith, May C. M.
A1 Kamdar, Nirav
A1 Longnecker, David E.
A1 Cooper, Jeffrey B.
A2 Longnecker, David E.
A2 Mackey, Sean C.
A2 Newman, Mark F.
A2 Sandberg, Warren S.
A2 Zapol, Warren M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1144110979
T1 Safety and Quality: The Guiding Principles of Patient-Centered Care
T2 Anesthesiology, 3e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071848817
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1144110979
RD 2024/04/19
AB KEY  POINTSThe  patient  should  be  the  focus  of  anesthesia  care.The  goal  of  anesthesia  care  must  be  to  ensure  that  no  patient  is  harmed.Preventing  harm  is  challenging  because  care  is  complex  and  serious  adverse  events  are  relatively  rare  and  often  the  result  of  many  causes  rather  than  a  single  one.Weaknesses  in  “the  system”  are  often  the  source  of  serious  adverse  events  that  are  sometimes  attributed  to  clinical  incompetence.Vigilance  alone  is  not  enough;  a  strategy  of  error  prevention  is  required  to  prevent  harm.Organizations,  departments,  and  groups  must  use  a  top-down,  integrated  approach  and  a  commitment  to  creating  a  safe  environment  and  system  for  safety.Safety  must  be  the  first  priority  to  create  an  organization  that  operates  at  the  highest  level  of  reliability.Anesthesia  professionals  must  employ  a  broad  array  of  safety  tactics  as  a  foundation  for  their  anesthesia  practice.Teamwork  and  communication  among  the  perioperative  caregivers  are  critical  components  of  patient  safety.High-quality,  safe  anesthesia  practice  also  requires  a  proactive,  forward-looking  approach  that  identifies  successes  and  disseminates  their  characteristics  widely  to  ensure  resilience  in  the  system.