The anesthetic environment has become much safer than it was 50 years ago. For a
successful management of cardiac arrest during operative procedures, not only individual …

Background Anaesthetic procedures are complex and subject to human error. Interventions
to alleviate medication errors include organised syringe storage trays, but no standardised …

Background Throughout the world, drug administration error remains a known and
significant threat to patients undergoing anaesthesia. Estimates of the extent of the problem …

Résumé Objectif Cet article resume les progres recents, y compris les outils et les
interventions, conçus pour ameliorer la securite des medicaments chez les patients dans …

Literature focused on quantifying or reducing patient harm in anaesthesia uses a variety of
labels and definitions to represent patient safety-related events, such as 'medication …

Abstract Purpose The Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists (JSA) has investigated critical
events in several fields of anesthesiology. However, the types, frequency, and …

BACKGROUND: Drug administration errors in obstetric neuraxial anesthesia can have
devastating consequences. Although fully recognizing that they represent “only the tip of the …

INTRODUCTION: Anesthesiology is the only medical specialty that prescribes, dilutes, and
administers drugs without conferral by another professional. Adding to the high frequency of …

Background To help prevent drug errors, it is recommended that drugs should be
confirmed/checked with a second person before administration. We aimed to assess the …

Background General anaesthesia (GA) in developing countries is still a high-risk practice,
especially in Africa, accompanied with high morbidity and mortality. No study has yet been …