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Archive > May, 2011 Vol. XII, No. 5

Readers to the Rescue

Should Anesthesia Help Transport Patients?

Do your anesthesia providers help transfer patients from the holding area to the OR suite? Absolutely, say most of the readers responding to a question on our online discussion board. But they were quick to add that rarely does the anesthesia provider act alone in this role. Rather, most respondents said it was the norm for the anesthesiologist or CRNA to work with the circulating nurse to escort patients from pre-op to surgery and from the OR to PACU. "Our anesthesia care providers are excellent," gushes one reader. They "assist in transport from pre-op to OR with the RN. They help position in the OR and transfer from OR to PACU."

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