PMID: 22571116May 11, 2012Paper

Team approach to improve the quality of perioperative medicine and the role of anesthesiologists: preface and comments

Masui. The Japanese journal of anesthesiology
Takashi Nishino

Abstract

Surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses and paramedical staffs constitute a team dedicated to the welfare of the surgical patients. We have to understand that good results depend on good teamwork. Thus, we, anesthesiologists, have to know precisely the roles and works of other members of the team. In this special issue, the topic of team approach to improve the quality of perioperative medicine including the roles of anesthesiologists is featured. Seven subtopics; (1) usefulness and problems of pre- and post-operative anesthesia evaluation clinic, (2) communication at the time of the operating room emergency outbreak, (3) cooperative structures in blood transfusion departments for massive intraoperative hemorrhage, (3) collaboration between anesthesiologists and psychiatrists in the management of modified electroconvulsive therapy (mECT), (5) the role of the pharmacist in the management of the operating room, (6) the importance of perioperative oral care, and (7) anesthesiologists playing a pivotal role in the enhanced recovery after surgery program, are presented and discussed in detail. It should be emphasized that good teamwork arises from mutual respect.

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