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Guidelines for safety and quality in anaesthesia practice in the European Union

SECTION and BOARD OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY1, European Union of Medical Specialists

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2007

J. Mellin-Olsen ,
E. O’Sullivan ,
D. Balogh ,
L. Drobnik ,
J. T. A. Knape ,
F. Petrini  and
L. Vimlati
J. Mellin-Olsen*
Affiliation:
Asker and Bærum Hospital HA, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Rud, Norway
E. O’Sullivan
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
D. Balogh
Affiliation:
Universitäts Klinik Innsbruck, Klinik für Anästhesie und allgemeine Intensiv Medizin, Anichstrasse, Innsbruck, Austria
L. Drobnik
Affiliation:
University of Medical Sciences, Clinical Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Ul.Prybyszewskiego, Poznan, Poland
J. T. A. Knape
Affiliation:
University Medical Center Utrecht, Division of Perioperative Care and Emergency Care, Department of Anaesthesiology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
F. Petrini
Affiliation:
G.d’Annunzio University of Chieti – Pescara, Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Emergency Department, Chieti, Scalo, Italy
L. Vimlati
Affiliation:
Szeged University, Department Of Anaesthesia, Pécsi u., Szeged, Hungary
*
Correspondence to: Jannicke Mellin-Olsen, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Asker and Bærum Hospital HA, P.O. Box 83, N-1306 Rud, Norway. E-mail: jmellino@c2i.net; Tel: +4767809400; Fax: +4767809976
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Summary

Anaesthesia is a medical specialty that is particularly concerned with the safety of the patient who is undergoing a surgical procedure. This is a prerequisite in order to provide quality of care, which is based on good clinical practice, on a sound organization, on an agreement on best practice and on adequate communication with other healthcare workers involved. Providing a safe environment for those working in healthcare is at least as important as other factors serving that objective. A working party on Safety and Quality in Anaesthesiological Practice in the Section and Board of Anaesthesiology of the European Union of Medical Specialists (EUMS/UEMS) has prepared guidelines that were amended and approved recently.

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European Journal of Anaesthesiology , Volume 24 , Issue 6 , June 2007 , pp. 479 - 482
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Copyright © European Society of Anaesthesiology 2007

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Footnotes

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The areas of expertise of Anaesthesiology are: Perioperative Anaesthesia Care, Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine, Pain Medicine and Reanimation.

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