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ith the possible exception of
the PACU nurse who serves
the apple juice, your anesthe-
sia providers can make or
break a patient's surgical
experience more so than anyone else dressed in
The Quest for
Patient-Pleasing Anesthesia
• AMBASSADOR? In the battle for high scores on patient satisfaction surveys, your anesthesia
providers can play a key role, says anesthesiologist Michael Reines, MD.
Michael
Reines,
MD
4 ways your anesthesia
providers can boost
patient satisfaction.
Michael Reines, MD
Corona del Mar, Calif.
scrubs. Are you over-
looking the ways your
anesthetists can improve
patient satisfaction,
including decreasing
delays, speeding recov-
ery, reducing post-op
nausea and controlling
pain with fewer opioids?
Here are 4 ways they can
deliver outpatient anes-
thetics with outstanding
results.
1. Reduce PONV.
Except for pain, there's
nothing patients dread
more than being nau-
seous or vomiting after
surgery. The best ways
to avoid PONV?
