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Three steps that you can take to reduce your anesthesia risk

Safe anesthesia care requires proper planning by an anesthesiologist

Learn why the most dangerous part of a laparoscopic surgery is usually at the beginning

Hospitals and operating rooms must have surgical time-out policies and procedures in place to prevent this type of never-event error

A simple, inexpensive test can identify cardiovascular risks that could make surgery dangerous

Wrong-site operations only happen when surgeons, anesthesia providers, and nurses skip crucial safety steps

Damage to the dura mater of the spinal cord or nerve roots increases patient risks for some serious conditions, requiring close monitoring

For some surgeries, robotically-assisted surgery may decrease patient survival rates

Lumbar or sacral spine surgery places patients at a risk for hemorrhagic stroke, even more so if the surgeon punctured the dura

Registered nurses with additional anesthesia training are lobbying for more authority to handle complex anesthesia cases independently

Learn the life-threatening mistakes made by some anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs)