Anesthesia Workspace Cleanliness and Safety: Implementation of a Novel Syringe Bracket Using 3D Printing Techniques
Table 1
Comparison of participant composition by clinical role, self-reported survey responses, and results of simultaneous observational audit, before and after implementation of system-wide implementation of emergency medication syringe brackets. Values reported as count (percentage).
Preimplementation (n = 87)
Postimplementation (n = 80)
value
Demographics
A. Provider roles
Attending
27 (31.0)
28 (35.0)
0.75
CRNA
27 (31.0)
26 (32.5)
Resident/fellow
33 (37.9)
26 (32.5)
Survey responses
B. Know location of emergency medications
<5%
1 (1.1)
0 (0.0)
<0.001
5–30%
2 (2.3)
0 (0.0)
31–70%
9 (10.3)
0 (0.0)
71–95%
37 (42.5)
19 (23.8)
>95%
38 (43.7)
61 (76.2)
C. Confidence in cleanliness of emergency medication syringes
I am rarely ever sure about this
5 (5.7)
2 (2.5)
0.01
Now and then I have to draw one up because I am uncertain
24 (27.6)
11 (13.8)
With extremely rare exception, I am confident
47 (54.0)
50 (62.5)
I am always 100% certain they are clean
11 (12.6)
17 (21.3)
D. Recalled incidents in which emergency medication unavailable
None
40 (46.0)
40 (50.0)
0.47
1-2
32 (36.8)
31 (38.8)
3–5
13 (14.9)
5 (6.3)
More than 5
2 (2.3)
4 (5.0)
Observational audit
E. Location of individual emergency medication syringes
