Anesthesiology - Education
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

A comparison of McGrath and Macintosh laryngoscopes in novice users: a manikin study.

30 Oct 2009 Direct laryngoscopy using the Macintosh laryngoscope is a difficult skill to acquire. Videolaryngoscopy is a widely accepted airway management technique that may be easier for novices to learn. We compared the McGrath videolaryngoscope and Macintosh ... Read more...

Rate of undesirable events at beginning of academic year: retrospective cohort study.

11 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To determine whether an increase in the rate of undesirable events occurs after care provided by trainees at the beginning of the academic year. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study using administrative and patient record data. SETTING: ... Read more...

Global oximetry: an international anaesthesia quality improvement project.

29 Sep 2009 Pulse oximetry is mandatory during anaesthesia in many countries, a standard endorsed by the World Health Organization 'Safe Surgery Saves Lives' initiative. The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland, the World Federation of ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Anesthesiology - Education'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Communication and simulation for anaesthetists. 30 Oct 2009
• A comparison of McGrath and Macintosh laryngoscopes in novice users: a manikin study. 30 Oct 2009
• Pain management and sedation for children in the emergency department. 28 Oct 2009
• Rate of undesirable events at beginning of academic year: retrospective cohort study. 11 Oct 2009
• Training in the use of ketamine. 29 Sep 2009
• Global oximetry: an international anaesthesia quality improvement project. 29 Sep 2009
• Training guidelines for ultrasound: worldwide trends. 30 Aug 2009
• [Obstetric anesthesia training in the USA, experience of the Cleveland Clinic; Cleveland, Ohio] 30 Aug 2009
• Training in pediatric anesthesia for registrars--UK National survey. 30 Aug 2009
• Seventh and eighth year follow-up on workforce and finances of the United States anesthesiology training programs: 2007 and 2008. 30 Aug 2009
• Not all strikes are easy to call. 30 Aug 2009
• Difficult airway management--a glass half empty. 30 Aug 2009
• Simulation as a tool to improve the safety of pre-hospital anaesthesia--a pilot study. 30 Aug 2009
• Moderate sedation. 30 Aug 2009
• Assessment of procedural skills in anaesthesia. 28 Aug 2009
• Virtual reality-based simulator for training in regional anaesthesia. 23 Aug 2009
• Efficacy of high-fidelity simulation debriefing on the performance of practicing anaesthetists in simulated scenarios. 22 Aug 2009
• The value of a resident in anesthesiology: more than you would guess. 20 Aug 2009
• What is an anesthesiology resident worth? 20 Aug 2009
• In-theatre training of anaesthetists in a teaching hospital: has it changed over 10 years? 19 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Anesthesiology'

Definition: A specialty concerned with the study of anesthetics and anesthesia.

Descriptor UI: D000776

Alternative terms: Anesthesiology;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: H02.403.776.050;

Technical Notes: SPEC: SPEC qualif; DF: ANESTHESIOL