HYPOTHESIS A high-efficiency Pod, composed of 3 parallel-processing operating rooms (ORs) and a dedicated 3-bed miniature postanesthesia care unit, can be filled with surgeons capable of converting time saved from parallel processing into incremental volume. DESIGN Statistical and mathematical modeling. SETTING Academic medical center with 52 serial-processing ORs, 1 parallel-processing OR,...

BACKGROUND Many children experience significant distress before and after surgery. Previous studies indicate that healthcare providers' and parents' behaviors may influence children's outcomes. This study examines the influence of adults' behaviors on children's distress and coping in the postanesthesia care unit. METHODS Children aged 2-10 yr were videotaped during their postanesthesia care ...

This case report discusses the preanesthesia plan, actual anesthesia administration, and the postanesthesia course involving a gravid achondroplastic dwarf. The need for discussion of all anesthesia options when planning the anesthesia care associated with uncommon disorders and pregnancy is illustrated.

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PURPOSE As the general population lives longer, the perioperative physician is more likely to encounter disease states that increase in incidence in an aging population. This review focuses on anesthetic considerations for rational drug choices during the perioperative care of elderly patients. The primary aim of the review was to identify intraoperative and postanesthetic considerations for di...

BACKGROUND Initial postoperative core temperature is a physician and hospital performance measure. However, the extent to which core temperature changes during emergence from anesthesia and transport from the operating room to the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) remains unknown. Similarly, the accuracy of many noninvasive temperature-monitoring methods used in the PACU has yet to be quantified....