Perianesthesia nursing

AIM: To construct a nursing assessment framework for patients in anaesthesia recovery period. DESIGN: A three-round modified Delphi method was employed to capture the consensus of 22 panellists. METHODS: The initial items in the nursing assessment framework for patients in anaesthesia recovery period were developed based on the mini-clinical evaluation exercise (mini-CEX). A panel of 22 experts participated in this study. The panellists have more than 10 years of experience in either clinical anaesthesia, or post-anesthesia nursing, or operating room nursing, or surgical intensive nursing...

PURPOSE: Although most anesthetic drugs are classified as compatible with breastfeeding, literature shows that anesthesia providers routinely advise patients to discard milk when receiving all types of anesthesia. The purpose of this project was to determine if a multimodal educational module and cognitive aid improved student registered nurse anesthetists' knowledge and confidence to counsel lactating patients on current anesthesia-related recommendations. DESIGN: This project used a pre-experimental one-group, pretest and post-test design...

PURPOSE: This study was carried out to determine the effect of a breathing exercise during peripheral venous cathetererization on pain, anxiety, and patient satisfaction. DESIGN: Randomized Controlled Study. METHODS: The study was completed with a total of 130 individuals. Individuals in the intervention group performed diaphragmatic breathing exercises during catheterization. FINDINGS: The mean pain, anxiety, and satisfaction scores of the individuals in the intervention group were 0...

PURPOSE: The postanesthesia care unit (PACU) is an indispensable part of modern medicine which provides critical care to patients to ensure safe and smooth emergence from anesthesia. The adverse events in the PACU have been widely investigated in adults. However, little is known about the adverse events in pediatric populations. This study was designed to investigate adverse events, including the incidence, disease spectrum, and possible risk factors, in pediatric patients in the PACU at a tertiary pediatric hospital...

PURPOSE: The purpose of this project was to develop a plan and then implement a process for improving anesthesia delivery at a surgery center in the Southeast United States over a 2-month period. DESIGN: The design of the project was based on utilization of the instrument QoR-15 (Quality of recovery - 15 item questionnaire). This tool is a valid and reliable instrument for the measurement of postoperative outcomes. The QoR-15 includes 15 questions that can each be scored on a 10-point scale...

PURPOSE: Depression and anxiety are common comorbidities in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), with potential adverse effects on surgical outcomes. Effective interventions to reduce depression and anxiety in these patients are therefore warranted. This study investigated the effectiveness of peer-based video education compared to conventional video education in reducing perioperative depression and anxiety in CABG patients. DESIGN: A three-arm, parallel, randomized, controlled trial design was employed...

PURPOSE: Tea and coffee are the most commonly consumed types of drinks, identified with multiple health benefits. However, the association between tea and coffee intake and postsurgical hypothyroidism and hypoparathyroidism (PHypoTP) is still unclear. Therefore, the objective of this study is to explore the effect of tea and coffee intake on the risk of PHypoTP. DESIGN: Two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR). METHODS: The primary approach for MR estimates was the inverse-variance-weighted method...

PURPOSE: The use of ultrasound in peripheral blocks has now become the gold standard. Ultrasound is a method that is easy to apply and most importantly does not carry any risk, and its only disadvantage is based on the skill and knowledge of the practitioner. Injury to vascular structures, which is the most common occurrence in peripheral block applications, has been significantly reduced by the use of ultrasound. The aim of this study is to determine the location of nerve branches and to determine the most common anthropometric parameters in the axillary fossa...

PURPOSE: Known disparities exist in pain treatment between African American, Latino, and White children. A recent study described 'adultification' of Black children, with Black children being less likely to have a parent present at induction of anesthesia and less likely to receive an anxiolytic premedication before proceeding to the operating room. The aim of this study is to identify differences based on race and socioeconomic status when treating children and their families for anesthetic induction...

PURPOSE: One of the regional anesthetic procedures, caudal epidural block, is important for lower extremities surgeries in the pediatric patient population. The perfusion index (PI) value, which reflects vasomotor tone, can be used to indicate block success. The aim was to compare the role of perfusion index, heart rate, and mean arterial pressure in detecting the success of caudal epidural block and to investigate whether perfusion index was an earlier indicator in determining the success of the block in pediatric surgery cases...

PURPOSE: Delays within the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) are a major cause of complications and inefficiency. In this project, we investigated the factors associated with delays in the PACU and implemented policies to mitigate these factors. DESIGN: A quality improvement project. METHODS: Data were collected for 10 months and included 1,134 surgical patients in a tertiary Obstetrics and Gynecology hospital in Kuwait. Several meetings were held with stakeholders to identify and overcome the reasons contributing to delays within the PACU...

PURPOSE: Perioperative vision loss (POVL) is a rare and devastating complication following prone spine surgery. Due to the rare nature of this complication, there is limited research available about patient and surgical risk factors that increase the risk of POVL. The objective of this study was to investigate associated risk factors for POVL with use of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database. DESIGN: This study used a case-control secondary data analysis methodology that included five cases of POVL and 250 controls from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database who all underwent prone spine surgery between 2010 and 2020...

PURPOSE: One of the methods for maintaining perioperative normothermia is prewarming. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of a preoperative prewarming intervention on perioperative body temperature. DESIGN: Systematic review and meta-analysis. METHODS: A literature review was conducted using PubMed, CINAHL, Cochrane Central, Science Direct, Springer Link, Scopus, Web of Science, and Ovid databases. Randomized controlled trials that investigate the effect of prewarming on body temperature in the prevention of perioperative hypothermia were included...

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the relation of mobility with abdominal symptoms and pain in patients undergoing abdominal surgery. DESIGN: The study has a prospective, correlational design. METHODS: The study sample included 130 patients who underwent abdominal surgery. Data were gathered with a sociodemographic and clinical features form, the Patient and Observer Mobility Scale, a patient mobility checklist, the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale, and the Numeric Pain Rating Scale...

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PURPOSE: To investigate the association of patient race and ethnicity with postanesthesia care unit (PACU) outcomes in common, noncardiac surgeries requiring general anesthesia. DESIGN: Single tertiary care academic medical center retrospective matched cohort. METHODS: We matched 1:1 1836 adult patients by race and/or ethnicity undergoing common surgeries. We compared racial and ethnic minority populations (62 American Indian, 250 Asian, 315 Black or African American, 281 Hispanic, and 10 Pacific Islander patients) to 918 non-Hispanic White patients...

PURPOSE: To analyze the effects of pain-predicting factors on patients in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU). DESIGN: This is an observational and prospective study. METHODS: This study was conducted at a University Hospital in the state of Minas Gerais (Brazil). To collect data on demographic, clinical, and surgical factors, a collection instrument was devised. The verbal numerical scale was employed to measure pain levels before and after surgery in the PACU...

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