Anesthesia workspaces for safe medication practices: design guidelines.

Soheyla MohammadiGorji; Anjali Joseph; Sahar Mihandoust; Seyedmohammad Ahmadshahi; David Allison; Ken Catchpole; David M. Neyens; James H Abernathy

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Anesthesia workspaces for safe medication practices: design guidelines.

November 15, 2023

MohammadiGorji S, Joseph A, Mihandoust S, et al. HERD. 2024;17(1):64-83.

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Well-designed workspaces minimize disruptions and distractions. This review and study describes several important ways to improve the anesthesia workspace in the operating room. Recommendations include demarcating an anesthesia zone with adequate space for equipment and storage and that restricts unnecessary staff travel into and through the zone. Each recommendation includes an illustrative diagram, explains its importance, and offers methods to achieve it.

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