Anesthesia Practice
Conditions
Keywords
patient safety, medication safety, anesthesia
Brief summary
Quality improvement project involving medication safety in anesthesia. The study explores medication safety practices in anesthesia using a mixed methods approach.
Detailed description
The present study has explored medication safety practices among nurse anesthestsists and anesthesiologists through structured and unstructured observations in clinical anesthesia practice. The data is collected through non-participant observation using a guide consisting of the following topics: medications prepared, medication checking procedures, medications administered, team composition, interrutions and description of the workn environment
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Oslo University Hospital
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
21 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* nurse anesthetist * anesthesiologist
Exclusion criteria
* not involved in patient care * not involved in medication handling
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Description of medication checking procedures | November 2023 - May 2024 | Description of medication checking procedures before or after patient arrival. If independent double checking procedures are followed or not |
| Description of medications prepared | November 2023 - May 2024 | Detailed description of medications prepared during observation |
| Description of medications administered | November 2023 until May 2024 | Description of medications administered during anesthesia induction |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Description of anesthesia team composition | November 2024 - May 2024 | Description of number of nurse anesthestists and anesthesiologists present during observation |
| Description of interupptions | November 2023 - May 2024 | Detailed descriptions of possible interupptions and disturbances of work processes related to medication preparation or medication administration |
Countries
Norway
Outcome results
None listed