2020
Poor Cost Awareness Among Anesthesia Providers for Medications, Supplies, and Blood Products
Qin C, Merkel K, Yesantharao L, Lau E, Phelps M, Kajstura T, Grant M, Frank S, Cho B. Poor Cost Awareness Among Anesthesia Providers for Medications, Supplies, and Blood Products. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2020, 46: 524-530. PMID: 32682692, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2020.06.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-opioid analgesiaBlood-related productsBlood productsAnesthesia providersProvider typeAcademic tertiary care hospitalTertiary care hospitalHigh-value health careAverage wholesale priceHypertension medicationsCare hospitalNeuromuscular blockersMedian costMedicationsPoor knowledgeHealth careVasopressorsAnalgesiaAwareness interventionAntibioticsCost awarenessProvidersPercentage of itemsTotal itemsOpioids
2017
Dedicated Operating Room Teams and Clinical Outcomes in an Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Pathway for Colorectal Surgery
Grant MC, Hanna A, Benson A, Hobson D, Wu CL, Yuan CT, Rosen M, Wick EC. Dedicated Operating Room Teams and Clinical Outcomes in an Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Pathway for Colorectal Surgery. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2017, 226: 267-276. PMID: 29274837, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2017.12.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical outcomesProcess measure complianceEnhanced recoveryMeasure complianceOperating room teamSurgery programAnesthesia providersSurgical site infectionLength of stayHigh complianceColorectal surgeryERAS implementationERAS programSite infectionPerioperative careSurgery pathwayProvider teamProtocol elementsNurse anesthetistsIndividual providersDedicated teamOutcomesSignificant increaseSignificant reductionAnesthesiologists