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BOMImed Extended Use Breathing Circuits

Miscellaneous

Sent on behalf of Dr. van der Vyver, M - November 6, 2023 We will be moving to extend the use of breathing circuits to 24h in most cases as of Nov 7. What do Anes need to do at Bayview: Assemble new viral filter at the patient Y with flex tube and m...

AA
scrub RN
ESP
MDRC
RTA
PSP
viral filter
24hr
circuits
extended use

Sunnycare APS Admission Notes - Same Day Discharge

Acute Pain Service

sent on behalf of Dr. Martin van der Vyver Entering notes on patients (not admitted as an inpatients) has been a challenge for some (especially those wanting to enter APS admission notes)  Following the steps bellow should solve the issue. You only need...

sunnycare note
admission
same day

Defibrillators at Holland Centre

Holland Centre

Sent on behalf of Dr. M van der Vyver PLEASE NOTE that ALL defibrillators in use at the Holland centre is  DIFFERENT from the model in use at the Bayview campus.   See infographic below regarding how to switch to manual mode (default mode = AED)

transcutaneous pacing
synchronized cardioversion
defibrillation
manual mode
AED
Zoll

Exclusion Criteria For Surgery At Holland Center

Holland Centre Patients Selection

Exclusion Criteria For Spinal Surgeries At Holland - Dr. M van der Vyver revised June 14, 2024 In addition to the general exclusion criteria (see above) Patient-specific: • BMI > 45 • Pacemaker dependent (if surgery done prone) Surgery specific: ...

weekend exclusion
weekend
spine
ACDF
pacemaker
dialysis
same day
eGFR
fentanyl
Pacemaker
LVOT obstruction
BiPAP
eGFR
GFR
opioid
exclusion
BMI
cocaine
AICD
same-day

Blood Products Wastage

Miscellaneous

Sent on behalf of Abdulwahab, Widad (Transfusion Medicine and Tissue Bank) on Jan 17th, 2024 ...discarded RBCs and Frozen Plasma (FP) in the ORs due to improper storage and the return of blood units > 60min from issue time from blood bank. Apparently, staf...

Holland Centre Patient Transfer To Tertiary Care Policy

Holland Centre

Posted on behalf of Dr. van der Vyver on Jan 18, 2024    

transportation
escort
Toronto Paramedic Services
TPS
patient transfer access centre
PTAC
pacu
bayview
patient flow
ambulance
911
transfer

Jan 25, 2024 iPro Update (ver 2.6.2)

iPro

Sent on behalf of Kim P. Duong iPro was upgraded to a new version (2.6.2)  last night. This fixes the issue that we’ve been having with generating PDF [upon finalizing the chart]. I have tested out with couple of records that everything are working accordin...

revised cardiac risk score
RCRI
send trauma record
trauma note
trauma case
in situ
nasogastric tube
mitral
aortic
valvular heart disease
trauma

How To Chart Trauma Note?

iPro FAQ

There are 3 iPads in the ER trauma bay You can use those iPads for documentation in the Trauma Bay. Tap on Trauma Note tab to open up the trauma note page. Upon finishing the note, please make sure to check off the check box title ‘This is a Trauma Case’ and ...

trauma note
trauma bay
trauma record

Patients With Complex Pain Issues Identified at PAC

Acute Pain Service

Sent on behalf of Dr. H Meng - Feb 25, 2024 Complex pain button in PAC Bayview Complex pain button in TrackPAC is available to identify patients with complex pain for OR. There is currently not a set criteria for selecting this option. In consultation with...

Criteria For Peripheral Nerve Block For Burn Injuries

Acute Pain Service

Sent on behalf of Dr. H Meng - Feb 25, 2024 Peripheral nerve catheters have been in use in RTBC since summer 2022. There have been a handful of catheters inserted without any issues. After discussion at Pain Committee and in consultation with APS NPs, see b...

Malignant Hyperthermia

Miscellaneous Cognitive Aids

Contact the Malignant Hyperthermia Investigation Unit Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network Malignant Hyperthermia Investigation Unit 3 Eaton North-323 200 Elizabeth Street Toronto, ON, M5G 2C4 Canada Phone: (416) 340-3128 Fax: (41...

MHAUS
hyperkalemia
masseter spasm
trismus
myoglobinuria
hyperthermia
hypercarbia
dantrolene
MH

Educational Videos (Neuraxial / Truncal)

Holland Centre Resident Resources

A selection of instructional videos of ultrasound guided neuraxial and truncal blocks Spinal Erector Spinae Plane (ESP) Block Tranversalis Fascia Plan (TFP) Block

ecrector spinae plane
TFP
iliac crest
transverse process
interlaminar
spinous process
articular processes
facet joint
lamina
paramedian
paraspinal
lumbar ultrasound
trident
Tranversalis Fascia Plane

Difficult Intubation - Patient's Letter

Miscellaneous

difficult airway form
difficult airway letter

Online Communication - Slack Workspace & WhatsApp

Holland Centre Resident Resources

All communication and announcement related to the Regional Anesthesia rotation at Holland Centre are conducted on our Slack workspace. Please use this invitation link to join our workspace. To sign up for a Slack account, please use your email address; do NOT ...

Spinal Drainage System

Miscellaneous

 Sent on behalf of Philip Lau - April 2, 2024   Situation: · All Medtronic DUET spinal drain systems have been removed due to safety recall.  Background: · Inadvertent disconnections of the Medtronic DUET spinal drain system have been re...

OR to PACU Transfer of Accountability (TOA) / Handover Checklist

Miscellaneous

The following template was provided by Dr. J Helman - April 17, 2024  

code status
IPAC status
handover
TOA
pacu

APS Pearls & Reminders

Acute Pain Service

Sent on behalf of Dr. H Meng - April 2024 Home analgesics re-ordering – there continues to be patients missing their home dose of analgesics on the APS orders at the Holland Centre and at Bayview. This results in unnecessary pages to the APS NPs and can...

Lower Extremity Single Shot PNB At Holland - Risk of Motor Weakness & Fall

Holland Centre

Sent on behalf of Dr. van der Vyver - April 2024 • PT/OT and ward nurses DO NOT read APS notes on Sunnycare. • They rely on paper orders (APS) to review what blocks were done. • No information regarding single-shot blocks is available in the paper chart. ...

After Hours Scheduled C-Sections

Obstetrics

Sent on behalf of Dr. D. MacLean - April 2023  Scheduled C-sections after hours on weekdays Typically, a maximum of 4 C-sections are allowed to be booked per day I actively work with Drs. Janet Bodley and Jamie Kroft in the background to reschedul...

elective c section
after hours

Nitrous Oxide At Holland Centre

Holland Centre

Sent on behalf of Barbara McArthur - May 6, 2024 Hi Everyone, In an effort to reduce our carbon footprint, we conducted a pilot to reduce Nitrous Oxide leakage at the Holland campus.  Nitrous Oxide is a harmful greenhouse gas that causes 300 times more glo...

greenhouse gas
N2O
nitrous oxide