Simulation as an educational technique is increasingly used in health care to teach about
managing critical events and life-threatening situations and, infrequently, to teach about …

2 MJA 196 (9)· 21 May 2012 back to students from the patient perspective. 6 Specifically
trained simulated patients, known as clinical teaching associates, are used in some …

This review discusses the ways in which anaesthetists can optimize anaesthetic–analgesic
drug administration by utilizing pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic information. We …

Methods Two independent single-blind multi-institutional RCTs were conducted in parallel
using a noninferiority design. Participants were volunteer physiotherapy students (RCT 1, n …

Results Anesthesia-related mortality has fallen from 6.4/10 000 in the 1940s to 0.4/100 000
at present, largely because of the introduction of safety standards and improved training …

In airway management, poor judgment, education and training are leading causes of patient
morbidity and mortality. The traditional model of medical education, which relies on …

Current simulation training initiatives predominantly occur in uniprofessional silos and do
little to integrate different disciplines working in the operating room (OR). The objective of …

Background: The French Military Health Service has standardized its military prehospital
care policy in a ''Sauvetage au Combat''(SC) program (Forward Combat Casualty Care). A …

Anesthesia-Related and Perioperative Cardiac Arrest in Low-... : Medicine Anesthesia-Related
and Perioperative Cardiac Arrest in Low- and High-Income Countries: A Systematic Review With …

Anesthesia is one of the safest clinical specialties and remains at the top among leaders of
patient safety. This review provides evidence for the areas in which further progress can be …