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J Q Schisler

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PubMed1992

Implementing continuous quality improvement: a private practice's experience.

The "golden rules" of CQI, from our experience, could be summarized as follows: 1. Create the appropriate environment first by teaching the Deming principles. 2. Establish effective methods of group communication. 3. Do not focus on individual error. Focus on processes and your system of care. Make certain that case presentations do not spotlight individuals. 4. Look for the common causes of problems. 5. Use statistical methods appropriately. Identify what is clinically important. Make any data collection effort meaningful, and make sure that all members understand why the data is being collected. 6. If an error is identified, ensure that the practitioners involved are active participants in the analysis. 7. Recognize good performance. If something is done well, have the provider present the case to the group. This step is particularly worthwhile if the case illustrates a new process that will remedy a problem other members of the department have experienced.

Anesthesia Department, Hospital↗
PubMed1989

The PaCO2 rate of rise in anesthetized patients with airway obstruction.

Apneic, anesthetized patients frequently develop airway obstruction or may be disconnected from ventilatory support. The rate of PaCO2 rise is usually assumed to be equal to that of anesthetized humans who are receiving apneic oxygenation. Apneic oxygenation may eliminate CO2 because it requires a continuous O2 flow. The CO2 rate of rise in anesthetized humans with airway obstruction was measured. Fourteen consenting healthy adults were monitored continuously with pulse oximetry and EKG. Enflurane--O2 anesthesia was established for at least 10 minutes with normal PaCO2 without neuromuscular blockade so that anesthesia was deep enough to prevent spontaneous ventilation. Then, patients' tracheal tubes were clamped. Arterial blood samples were obtained before and after 0, 20, 40, 60, 120, 180, 240, and 300 seconds after clamping, provided that oxyhemoglobin saturation exceeded 0.92. The equation that best described the PaCO2 rise was a logarithmic function. Piecewise linear approximation yielded a PaCO2 increase of 12 mmHg during the first minute of apnea, and 3.4 mmHg/minute thereafter. These values should be employed when estimating the duration of apnea from PaCO2 change for anesthetized patients who lack ventilatory support. In addition, it appears that the flows of O2 that most earlier investigators used when delivering apneic oxygenation probably did not eliminate significant CO2 quantities.

Adult↗