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Factors considered in accrediting an office for surgical procedures

Factors considered in accrediting an office for surgical procedures
1. Physical layout of the office
2. Environmental safety/infection control
3. Patient and personnel records
4. Surgeon qualification

a. Training

b. Local hospital privileges (surgical and admission)
5. Office administration
6. Anesthesiologist requirements
7. Staffing intraoperatively and postoperatively
8. Monitoring capabilities both intraoperatively and postoperatively
9. Ancillary care
10. Equipment
11. Drugs (emergency, controlled substances, routine medications)
12. BLS, ACLS/PALS certification
13. Temperature
14. Neuromuscular functioning
15. Patient positioning
16. Pre- and postanesthesia care/documentation
17. Quality assurance/peer review
18. Liability insurance
19. PACU evaluation
20. Discharge evaluation
21. Emergency preparedness (fire/admission/transfer, etc)
BLS: basic life support; ACLS: advanced cardiac life support; PALS: pediatric advanced life support.
Reproduced with permission from: Hausman LM, Rosenblatt MA. Office-Based Anesthesia. In: Clinical Anesthesia, 7th ed, Barash PG, Cullen BF, Stoelting RK, et al (Eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia 2013. Copyright © 2013 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. www.lww.com.
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