Security as part of quality in anesthesiology: a necessity of our times

Authors

  • Elvis González Pérez Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Margarita Fernández Clúa Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Keywords:

quality of health care/ethics, medication errors/prevention & control, anesthesiology

Abstract

Reviewing the literature and reflecting our scientific thought concerning the safety in anesthesiology and its impact on quality results in the context of anesthesiology services is the objective of this review. The current trend described in the literature is to consider security as a fundamental pillar in the continuous improvement of quality corresponding to the hospital care processes, among which anesthesiology is included. The new paradigm is heading the development of actions allowing the prevention of errors and with them the appearance of adverse events. Some considerations on the security vulnerabilities in anesthesia are described here.

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Author Biographies

Elvis González Pérez, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I y II Grado en Anestesiología y Reanimación. Máster en Urgencias Médicas. Profesor Auxiliar de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

Margarita Fernández Clúa, Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Doctora en Ciencias Técnicas. Profesora Titular de la Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas.

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González Pérez E, Fernández Clúa M. Security as part of quality in anesthesiology: a necessity of our times. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2012 Jan. 5 [cited 2025 Jun. 27];6(1):111-2. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/698

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2012): January-March. Special Issue on Surgery

Section

Review Articles

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