Anesthesiology
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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'

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
• Droperidol: past, present and future. 30 Oct 2009
• Are signposts in the woods pointing in the right direction? 30 Oct 2009
• Professionalism considerations. 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
• The accredited cosmetic facial surgery office: a paradigm shift in oral and maxillofacial surgery. 29 Sep 2009
• Training in the use of ketamine. 29 Sep 2009
• Global oximetry: an international anaesthesia quality improvement project. 29 Sep 2009
• Forecasting and perception of average and latest hours worked by on-call anesthesiologists. 29 Sep 2009
• Modeling procedure and surgical times for current procedural terminology-anesthesia-surgeon combinations and evaluation in terms of case-duration prediction and operating room efficiency: a multicenter study. 29 Sep 2009
• The relative exposure of the operating room staff to sevoflurane during intracerebral surgery. 29 Sep 2009
• Monitoring with head-mounted displays: performance and safety in a full-scale simulator and part-task trainer. 29 Sep 2009
• Training guidelines for ultrasound: worldwide trends. 30 Aug 2009
• Ultrasound guided vascular access: efficacy and safety. 30 Aug 2009
• The impact of routine trans-oesophageal echocardiography (TOE) in cardiac surgery. 30 Aug 2009
• Ultrsasound in anaesthesiology and intensive care. Preface. 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

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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