National pediatric anesthesia safety quality improvement program in the United States.

Dean Kurth; Don Tyler; Eugenie S Heitmiller; Steven R Tosone; Lynn Martin; Jayant K Deshpande

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National pediatric anesthesia safety quality improvement program in the United States.

October 1, 2014

Kurth D, Tyler D, Heitmiller ES, et al. Anesth Analg. 2014;119(1):112-21.

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This study describes the early experience of the Wake Up Safe initiative, which is aimed at improving the safety of pediatric anesthesia. The program, which currently includes 19 participating institutions, focuses on identifying adverse events and providing anesthesiologists with quality improvement and safety training.

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