This is the Capstone abstract:

Background : Managing rare anesthesia emergencies (eg, amniotic fluid embolism, anaphylaxis, malignant hyperthermia, or an unanticipated difficult airway) are challenging. Having immediate access to evidence-based solutions may improve patient safety. Despite significant training of anesthesia providers, studies have shown that recall of best treatment practices are less than optimal during stressful situations. This can be partially remedied by use of a collection of evidence-based checklists - an emergency manual.

Method: A pilot project implementing an adult-specific emergency manual at five anesthetizing locations at a level 1 trauma hospital to assess the awareness, interest, and knowledge among the peri-operative team towards utilization of a collection of evidence-based checklists.

Results: Convenience sampled surveys using a pretest posttest design tested if the awareness, interest, and

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The Capstone paper can be viewed in this link.

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This little video is the presentation of the Capstone project. It is presented as a narrated PowerPoint and will set you back 30:37 minutes.

I go through the complete capstone paper, including the results, discussion, and implications.

This list of references are in the same order as in the Capstone paper. All articles are linked to an available fulltext viewing. 

1. Reason J. Human error: models and management. BMJ. 2000;320(7237):768-770. doi:10.1136/bmj.320.7237.768.

2. Jenkins B. Cognitive aids: time for a change? Anaesthesia. 2014;69(7):660-664. doi:10.1111/anae.12764.

3. Goldhaber-Fiebert SN, Howard SK. Implementing Emergency Manuals: Can Cognitive Aids Help Translate Best Practices for Patient Care During Acute Events? Anesth Analg. 2013;117(5):1149-1161. doi:10.1213/ANE.0b013e318298867a.

This is the full Audit Trail for my Capstone project. The audit trail, sometimes called a decision trail, “provides a summary of important activities that have been completed in the process of developing the capstone project.”

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This is the primary Literature Review Table. These are the initial articles, and a full reference list with links to all articles can be found here.

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