This study was undertaken to quantify the exposure of operating room staff to nitrous oxide during routine paediatric otolaryngeal surgery and to determine the influence of the method of induction of anaesthesia on this exposure. The nitrous oxide exposure of the anaesthetist, the surgeon and the circulating nurse were measured, using body-worn passive atmospheric samplers, during twelve routin...

introduction: global patient safety is the concern of all areas of the health care. in addition to the human suffering in those inflicted unsafe care and services, it has a heavy economic cost. due to the sensitive patient safety in the operation rooms, the present study aimed to assess patient safety in the operating rooms. methods: this was a descriptive cross-sectional study that was conduct...

AIM The aim of this exploratory study was to gain further insight into the perceptions and experiences of Certified Registered Nurse Anaesthetists regarding intraoperative handovers of care. BACKGROUND Handovers of care often result in adverse events in hospitalized patients and this risk is increased in the operating room setting where handovers occur frequently. Handovers between nurse anae...

INTRODUCTION The Boston Marathon terrorist bombing that occurred on April 15, 2013 illustrates the importance of a cohesive, efficient management for the operating room and perioperative services. Conceptually, emotional intelligence (EI) is a form of social intelligence used by individuals in leadership positions to monitor the feelings and emotions of their team while implementing a strategic...

due to the importance of correct posture for preventing musculoskeletal disorders, the purpose of this study was to evaluate theory of planned behavior in predicting correct body posture in operating room nurses.in this cross-sectional study, participants (n=100) were nurses from five hospitals located in northern iran. participants completed demographic data and theory of planned behavior cons...

background and aim: nosocomial infections have been always among the major problems of healthcare delivery systems. the operating room is an appropriate place for causing severe nosocomial infections. knowledge of infection control guidelines and standards is the key to infection prevention. this study was conducted to investigate nurses’ knowledge and self-efficacy regarding the principles of ...

There are a number of factors that prolong patients’ stay in the recovery room (RR), which are related to system or clinical issues. However, less has been discovered from the RR nurses about reasons for prolonged patient stay and recommendations to solve this issue. Prolonged patient stay of more than 2 hours in the RR interferes with the primary role of the RR nurse, which is to provide care ...

The operating room (OR) department of a hospital forms the heart of the organization, where the single largest cost is incurred. This document presents and reports on the “Operating Room Manager Game”, developed to give insight into managing a large hospital’s OR department at various levels of control, and the difficulties of applying OR/MS techniques in healthcare. The players take on the rol...

A great part of the population that is operated has to wait a long time to access the surgical procedure, and as time elapses the condition of these patients degenerates. On the other hand, the amount of time during which operating rooms are idle is signi cant. Thus, optimizing the operating theater becomes important to reduce the time patients wait for their treatment and to avoid unnecessary ...