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Published in: Pediatric Radiology 4/2013

01-04-2013 | Commentary

Teamwork among pediatric anesthesia and radiology providers at a large tertiary-care children’s hospital: past, present and future

Authors: Mohamed Mahmoud, Blaise Jones, Daniel J. Podberesky

Published in: Pediatric Radiology | Issue 4/2013

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Cooperation and coordination between anesthesia and radiology providers is required to create and maintain a safe, productive and efficient environment in a pediatric radiology department. We describe the important components of a proficient model for collaboration with anesthesia-radiology staff including radiologists, anesthesiologists, nurses and MR imaging technologists at our institution and how policies and procedures have evolved to efficiently deliver safe patient care in a high-volume pediatric radiology department. …
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Title
Teamwork among pediatric anesthesia and radiology providers at a large tertiary-care children’s hospital: past, present and future
Authors
Mohamed Mahmoud
Blaise Jones
Daniel J. Podberesky
Publication date
01-04-2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Pediatric Radiology / Issue 4/2013
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-012-2520-1

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