Classification BMI range Health risk Overweight 25–30 Mild Class I 30–35 Moderate Class II 35–40 Severe Class III >40 Very severe Respiratory Considerations At baseline morbidly obese subjects may be…
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Brendan T. Finucane and Ban C.H. Tsui (eds.)Complications of Regional Anesthesia10.1007/978-3-319-49386-2_35 35. Medical Legal Aspects of Regional Anesthesia: Legal Perspective Bridgette Toy-Cronin1 and Kelly Byrne2 (1) Faculty of Law, University of Otago,…
1. Patient identity confirmed 2. Time out complete 3. Informed consent complete 4. Allergies noted 5. Patient medications, history and physical examination reviewed 6. Pertinent laboratory data reviewed (e.g., coagulation studies and platelet count) 7. A functioning…
Claims No. % Invasive procedures 276 97 Injections 138 49 Epidural steroids ± associated agents 114 Trigger point 17 Facet 4 Other 3 Blocks 78 27 Peripheral 28 Stellate…
Fig. 31.1 Notice for anesthetists and anesthetic assistants 1. Conduct WHO sign in before anesthesia. Any member of the team is encouraged to initiate this. 2. Define the STOP…
Aromaa et al. [5] Pitkänen et al. [6] Cardiac arrest 2/0 0/0 Total spinal anesthesia 0 0/2 Neurologic complication 19/4 7/17 Infection 4/2 7/6 Acute toxicity 0/2 0 Drug…
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Brendan T. Finucane and Ban C.H. Tsui (eds.)Complications of Regional Anesthesia10.1007/978-3-319-49386-2_29 29. France: Regional Anesthesia Morbidity Study Dan Benhamou1 (1) Département d’Anesthésie et Réanimation, Groupe Hospitalier et Université Paris Sud, le…
Fig. 28.1 Anesthesia-related legal actions in Canada decreased over a decade or so between 1995 and 2004. Legal actions related to Obstetric anesthesia are miniscule by comparison over the same…
Complication Nerve localization technique Nerve stimulation (N = 2507) Ultrasound (N = 5141) Other (N = 541) Total (N = 8189) Local anesthetic toxicity 1.2 (0.25–3.5) 0.8 (0.2–2.0)† 1.8 (0.05–10.3)…
Registry Outcomes Comments American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Operative morbidity and mortality Developed risk models for specific complications [21] The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, National Database…
