Complex Information for Anesthesiologists Presented Quickly and Clearly
AIMS = anesthesia information management system; BG = blood glucose; DQI = digital quality improvement; FADE = focus, analyze, design, execute; intraop = intraoperative; PACU = post-anesthesia care unit; periop = perioperative; QI = quality improvement; SSI = surgical site infection.
Infographic created by Jonathan P. Wanderer, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, and James P. Rathmell, Brigham and Women’s Health Care/Harvard Medical School; illustration by Annemarie Johnson, Vivo Visuals. Address correspondence to Dr. Wanderer: jonathan.p.wanderer@vanderbilt.edu.
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