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Barriers To And Facilitators Of Using Cognitive Aids In Perioperative Emergencies: An Integrative Review, Simon Almoite, Paula Foran

Journal of Perioperative Nursing

Problem identification: Perioperative emergencies, although infrequent, may lead to significant morbidity and mortality associated with anaesthesia and/or surgery. Human factor errors account for between 43 to 65 per cent of sentinel events in the perioperative environment. Cognitive aids were introduced to reduce a user’s cognitive workload and assist in adherence to key interventions during emergencies. Despite the availability of these aids, implementation of their use remains low. This integrative literature review will identify the barriers to and facilitators of the implementation of cognitive aids during perioperative emergencies.

Literature search: An electronic database search of EBSCO databases (CINAHL Complete, Health Source: …

Variations In Covid-19 Airway Management And Preparedness Among Victorian Hospitals, Kaylee A. Jordan, Teresa M. Sindoni, Reny Segal, Keat Lee, Roni B. Krieser, Paul Mezzavia, Yinwei Chen, Irene Ng

Journal of Perioperative Nursing

The COVID-19 pandemic presents significant concerns surrounding the risk of transmission to health care workers involved in airway management of patients with suspected or known infection. Limited evidence has been available to guide the preparation of staff, intubation environments, team structure and personal protective equipment. Our study invited Victorian hospitals to complete a survey on their airway management practices and protocols, in order to assess the degree of variability in practice and preparedness. Twenty hospitals responded in September 2020, during Victoria’s second wave of COVID-19. Forty percent had dedicated COVID-19 intubation teams, all including consultant anaesthetists. Seventy-five percent had negatively …

Supporting Paediatric Patients: Parental Presence In The Anaesthetic Journey, Salina Blake

Journal of Perioperative Nursing

Objective

This discussion paper explores the use of parental presence during induction of anaesthesia as a method of decreasing paediatric and parental perioperative anxiety.

Setting

A perioperative department in an Australian public hospital.

Subjects

Paediatric patients and parents/guardians.

Primary argument

There is evidence to support the importance of parental presence in the anaesthetic setting; however, this varies between different health care facilities. This paper will argue that the presence of the parent during induction of anaesthesia will decrease the anxiety of the child. However, there has been little discussion about the pivotal role parents can play when participating in the …