Journal of clinical anesthesia
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Comparative Study
Establishing a nurse-based, anesthesiologist-supervised inpatient acute pain service: experience of 4,617 patients.
To describe our nurse-based Acute Pain Services (APS) and present the results of 4617 patients treated by our service. ⋯ A nurse-based APS provides effective and safe postoperative pain management.
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Management of the difficult airway is an essential skill that should be taught during an anesthesiology residency. However, only a minority of anesthesiology residency programs have formal rotations in advanced airway management. ⋯ We believe that this rotation has been beneficial in improving the residents' exposure to advanced airway techniques, and has dramatically improved their capabilities in this important aspect of anesthetic of anesthetic training. Additionally, the structure of the rotation ensures uniformity in the residents' acquisition of advanced airway skills.