Articles: anesthesiology.
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Int J Obstet Anesth · Jul 2008
Multicenter StudyA survey of labour ward clinicians' knowledge of maternal cardiac arrest and resuscitation.
Guidelines for the management of cardiac arrest during pregnancy exist but they are based on little research. The study hypothesis was that experienced medical clinicians who specialise in obstetric care would not follow current International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation/American Heart Association recommendations in this situation. ⋯ Specialist clinicians who treat pregnant women in hospital on a daily basis possess a limited knowledge of the recommendations for treating maternal cardiac arrest.
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This study aims to assess the prevalence and outcomes of inhalational anaesthetic abuse among anaesthesia training programmes. Online surveys were completed by chairpersons of academic anaesthesia training programmes in the United States. The response rate was 84% (106/126 programmes). ⋯ Inhalational anaesthetic abuse should be considered in at-risk individuals or those with a history of substance abuse. The concern about substance abuse is not unique to American anaesthetists. Countries around the world deal with similar substance abuse issues.
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Letter Multicenter Study
Videolaryngoscopy--an answer to difficult laryngoscopy?
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Letter Multicenter Study
A national survey of single-use and reusable laryngeal mask use in England.
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Multicenter Study
Influence of transactive memory on perceived performance, job satisfaction and identification in anaesthesia teams.
There is an increasing awareness in the medical community that human factors are involved in effectiveness of anaesthesia teams. Communication and coordination between physicians and nurses seems to play a crucial role in maintaining a good level of performance under time pressure, particularly for anaesthesia teams, who are confronted with uncertainty, rapid changes in the environment, and multi-tasking. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between a specific form of implicit coordination--the transactive memory system--and perceptions of team effectiveness and work attitudes such as job satisfaction and team identification. ⋯ These findings provided empirical evidence of the existence of a transactive memory system among real anaesthesia teams, and highlight the need to investigate whether transactive memory is actually linked with objective measures of performance.