The movement of syringes and medication during anesthesiology delivery : An observational study in laparoscopic surgeries

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The movements of syringes and medications during an anesthetic case have yet to be systematically documented. We examine how syringes and medication move through the anesthesia work area during a case. We conducted a video-based observational study of 14 laparoscopic surgeries. We defined 'syringe events' as when syringe was picked up and moved. Medications were administered to the patient in only 48 (23.6%) of the 203 medication or syringe events. On average, 14.5 syringe movements occurred in each case. We estimate approximately 4.2 syringe movements for each medication administration. When a medication was administered to the patient (either through the IV pump or the patient port), it was picked up from one of 8 locations in the work area. Our study suggests that the syringe storage locations vary and include irregular locations (e.g., patient bed or provider's pockets). Our study contributes to understanding the complexity in the anesthesia work practices.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:118

Enthalten in:

Applied ergonomics - 118(2024) vom: 26. März, Seite 104263

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Neyens, David M [VerfasserIn]
Yin, Rong [VerfasserIn]
Abernathy, James H [VerfasserIn]
Tobin, Catherine [VerfasserIn]
Jaruzel, Candace [VerfasserIn]
Catchpole, Ken [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anesthesia providers
Journal Article
Medication preparation and storage
Work system

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Date Revised 27.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

doi:

10.1016/j.apergo.2024.104263

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370270614