Objective: Hospitalized patient falls are a major cause of disability, functional impairment,
and even death. The objective of this prospective study was to assess the frequency and …

Background and Objectives Published studies have shown a benefit of regional anesthesia
(RA) in preventing unplanned hospital admissions (UHAs) and decreasing hospital costs …

Purpose To measure the haemodynamic effects of rocuronium in adults undergoing cardiac
surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Methods Twenty patients undergoing elective …

Productivity measurements have been used to evaluate and compare physicians and
physician practices. Anesthesiology is unique in that factors outside anesthesiologist control …

Introduction Corneal abrasions (CAs) are the most prevalent ocular injuries in the
perioperative period. Previously, patients at our community hospital would wait for an …

Measuring and comparing clinical productivity of individual anesthesiologists is confounded
by anesthesiologist-independent factors, including facility-specific factors (case duration …

Benchmarking and comparing group productivity is an essential activity of data-driven
management. For clinical anesthesiology, accomplishing this task is a daunting effort if …

BACKGROUND: Benchmarking group surgical anesthesia productivity continues to be an
important but challenging goal for anesthesiology groups. Benchmarking is important …

The operating room (OR) is responsible for significant hospital and practitioner revenue in
US hospitals. However, the OR is also well recognized as a high-cost, high-risk …

Today, much of the current literature is based on the assumption that ORs resemble
manufacturing plants. Here, lean manufacturing and Six Sigma approaches are used to …