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Post by faraclarke on Apr 30, 2017 18:17:11 GMT -5
I think it is sometimes necessary to access the web to look up patient or case specific data that would assist in the anesthetic management. Some work emails are time sensitive and given that we know our limitations with regards to how vigilant we can be while briefly checking emails, it is certainly reasonable that a responsible provider is able to do so while still being attentive to the patient, particularly a stable one. Surfing the web to shop or read news is inappropriate in my opinion. In this case, since I am looking at it from the viewpoint of an anesthetist, I would not fault the anesthesiologist per se, but looking at it from the viewpoint of someone who is not an anesthetist, perception is the only thing a judge, jury, lawyer, or grieving family member can understand and we need to remember to conduct ourselves with legal ramifications in mind.
I use my cell phone as my pager because it is much easier and faster to read and reply to a page on my cell phone. It is often more reliable than the pager, which often does not send pages through on time, or may die without warning. I do not think this should change because we need more than one method of communicating amongst each other should one method fail. Just like when it comes to HIPAA, patient identification, patient safety, turn-over time, etc., I believe that everyone in the OR should be held to the same standard when it comes to using PED's and using the web in the OR.
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