August 22, 1986JAMA

Standards for patient monitoring during anesthesia at Harvard Medical School

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Population

Patients undergoing anesthesia at Harvard Medical School's nine component teaching hospitals

Design

Guideline

Authors

Discussion

Enhances anesthesia safety via mandatory minimal monitoring; extends guidelines by proving feasibility across nine teaching hospitals.

Population

Patients undergoing anesthesia at Harvard Medical School's nine component teaching hospitals

Intervention

Specific, detailed, mandatory standards for minimal patient monitoring during anesthesia

Outcome

Early detection of untoward trends or events during anesthesia to prevent or mitigate patient injury

The implementation of mandatory minimal patient monitoring standards during anesthesia aims to improve patient safety and reduce malpractice claims.

J. H. Eichhorn (1986) studied this question.

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