More Than a Perioperative Surgical Home : An Opportunity for Anesthesiologists to Advance Public Health

Public health and the medical specialty of anesthesiology have been closely intertwined throughout history, dating back to the 1800s when Dr. John Snow used contact tracing methods to identify the Broad Street Pump as the source of a cholera outbreak in London. During the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders in anesthesiology and anesthesia patient safety came forward to develop swift recommendations in the face of rapidly changing evidence to help protect patients and healthcare workers. While these high-profile examples may seem like uncommon events, there are many common modern-day public health issues that regularly intersect with anesthesiology and surgery. These include, but are not limited to, smoking; chronic opioid use and opioid use disorder; and obstructive sleep apnea. As an evolving medical specialty that encompasses pre- and postoperative care and acute and chronic pain management, anesthesiologists are uniquely positioned to improve patient care and outcomes and promote long-lasting behavioral changes to improve overall health. In this article, we make the case for advancing the role of the anesthesiologist beyond the original perioperative surgical home model into promoting public health initiatives within the perioperative period.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27

Enthalten in:

Seminars in cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia - 27(2023), 4 vom: 01. Dez., Seite 273-282

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Coffman, Clarity R [VerfasserIn]
Leng, Jody C [VerfasserIn]
Ye, Ying [VerfasserIn]
Hunter, Oluwatobi O [VerfasserIn]
Walters, Tessa L [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Rachel [VerfasserIn]
Wong, Jimmy K [VerfasserIn]
Mudumbai, Seshadri C [VerfasserIn]
Mariano, Edward R [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anesthesiology
Journal Article
Opioid epidemic
Opioid safety
Positive airway pressure
Public health
Review
Sleep apnea
Smoking cessation
Surgery
Teachable moment

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Date Completed 27.11.2023

Date Revised 27.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/10892532231200620

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM361769016