Organization | Continuous presence of | Descriptor | Patient monitors |
ASA | Qualified anesthesia personnel | Minimum |
|
AAGBI | Anaesthetist of appropriate experience, or fully trained Physician Assistant (Anaesthesia) under the supervision of a Consultant Anesthetist | Minimum |
|
Should use |
| ||
Available |
| ||
Additional |
| ||
EBA | Appropriately trained and experienced anaesthesiologist | Essential |
|
Available |
| ||
WHO-WFSA | Vigilant anesthesia professional | Highly recommended (mandatory) |
|
Recommended |
| ||
Suggested |
| ||
CAS | Physician or an anesthesia assistant (with appropriate training and experience) under the immediate supervision of an anesthesiologist | Required |
|
Exclusively available for each patient |
| ||
Immediately available |
| ||
Available |
| ||
ANZCA | Vigilant anaesthetist, practitioner, medical practitioner | Mandatory |
|
Available |
|
ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists Standards for Basic Anesthetic Monitoring. Committee of Origin: Standards and Practice Parameters (Approved by the ASA House of Delegates on October 21, 1986, last amended on October 20, 2010, and last affirmed on December 13, 2020). Available at https://www.asahq.org/standards-and-guidelines/standards-for-basic-anesthetic-monitoring.
AAGBI: Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland. Available at https://anaesthetists.org/Home/Resources-publications/Guidelines/Recommendations-for-standards-of-monitoring-during-anaesthesia-and-recovery-2021.
EBA: European Board of Anaesthesiology. Available at http://www.eba-uems.eu/resources/PDFS/safety-guidelines/EBA-Minimal-monitor.pdf.
WHO-WFSA: World Heath Organization – World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists. Gelb AW, Morriss WW, Johnson W, et al. World Health Organization-World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WHO-WFSA) International Standards for a Safe Practice of Anesthesia. Can J Anaesth 2018.
CAS: Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society. Available at https://www.cas.ca/en/practice-resources/guidelines-to-anesthesia.
ANZCA: Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists. Available at https://www.anzca.edu.au/getattachment/0c2d9717-fa82-4507-a3d6-3533d8fa844d/PS18-Guideline-on-monitoring-during-anaesthesia.Do you want to add Medilib to your home screen?