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Preoperative Preparation and Guidelines for Cannabis-Using Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery.

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Stover, J; Sabol, VK; Eastman, A; Simmons, VC
Published in: Journal of perianesthesia nursing : official journal of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses
August 2023

Appropriate preoperative screening techniques are needed to safely provide anesthesia to increasing numbers of cannabis using surgical patients.This was a quasi-experimental quality improvement project.Preoperative identification of cannabis users by registered nurses (RNs) and certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) was compared to baseline identification rates. CRNAs' compliance with evidenced base guidelines was recorded. Perioperative medication requirements were recorded and compared between cannabis-users and noncannabis users.Identification of cannabis users by CRNAs conducting preanesthetic assessments increased from 4.08% to 14.36% while RN identification improved from 11.22% to 13.81%. Compliance with identification guidelines was 69.2% among CRNAs. There were no differences in anesthetic requirements, complications, or postanesthesia care unit (PACU) length of stay between cannabis users and nonusers.Preoperative identification of cannabis users allows for safer, more effective perioperative care by CRNAs, registered nurses, and surgical staff.

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Journal of perianesthesia nursing : official journal of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses

DOI

EISSN

1532-8473

ISSN

1089-9472

Publication Date

August 2023

Volume

38

Issue

4

Start / End Page

560 / 563

Related Subject Headings

  • Nursing
  • Nurse Anesthetists
  • Humans
  • Cannabis
  • Anesthetics
  • Anesthesiology
  • Anesthesia
  • 4205 Nursing
  • 4204 Midwifery
  • 1110 Nursing
 

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Stover, J., Sabol, V. K., Eastman, A., & Simmons, V. C. (2023). Preoperative Preparation and Guidelines for Cannabis-Using Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery. Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing : Official Journal of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses, 38(4), 560–563. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jopan.2022.10.002
Stover, Joseph, Valerie K. Sabol, Aaron Eastman, and Virginia C. Simmons. “Preoperative Preparation and Guidelines for Cannabis-Using Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery.Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing : Official Journal of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses 38, no. 4 (August 2023): 560–63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jopan.2022.10.002.
Stover J, Sabol VK, Eastman A, Simmons VC. Preoperative Preparation and Guidelines for Cannabis-Using Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery. Journal of perianesthesia nursing : official journal of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses. 2023 Aug;38(4):560–3.
Stover, Joseph, et al. “Preoperative Preparation and Guidelines for Cannabis-Using Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery.Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing : Official Journal of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses, vol. 38, no. 4, Aug. 2023, pp. 560–63. Epmc, doi:10.1016/j.jopan.2022.10.002.
Stover J, Sabol VK, Eastman A, Simmons VC. Preoperative Preparation and Guidelines for Cannabis-Using Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery. Journal of perianesthesia nursing : official journal of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses. 2023 Aug;38(4):560–563.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of perianesthesia nursing : official journal of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses

DOI

EISSN

1532-8473

ISSN

1089-9472

Publication Date

August 2023

Volume

38

Issue

4

Start / End Page

560 / 563

Related Subject Headings

  • Nursing
  • Nurse Anesthetists
  • Humans
  • Cannabis
  • Anesthetics
  • Anesthesiology
  • Anesthesia
  • 4205 Nursing
  • 4204 Midwifery
  • 1110 Nursing