Anesthesia Manager Training “Events”. Presentation TitleDate Objectives By the end of this module the participant will be able to: Open the Events Window

Anesthesia Manager Training“Events”

Presentation TitleDate

Objectives

By the end of this module the participant will be able to:Open the Events Window from the Menu command and the toolbar iconAdd an Event from an Event SetAdd an Event after choosing an Event TypeAdd an Event that is a free text commentAdd a comment and change the time for an EventUse the Search tab to search for an EventUse the S.A.M. module to add supervisory dataDelete an EventView the History for all additions, deletions and modifications to Events


Current Anesthesia Record“Documentation”

The paper record provides visual prompts to complete required information

End user moves from field to field and • Documents• Circles• Ticks

all relevant information to insure a completed anesthesia record


Current Anesthesia Record“Documentation”

Events typically documented on the paper record:• Anesthesia Start• Demographic Information• Procedural Information• Machine/Monitor check/functionality• Review of appropriate documentation• Technique (GA/Regional/MAC,etc)

+relevant details• Airway management

+ relevant details• IV and other invasive lines• Monitors• Patient position/eye status• Additional Equipment• Transfer/Discharge information• Anesthesia Finish• All other comments


Future Anesthesia Record“Documentation”

Electronic Record is a BLANK SLATE• No visual prompting• Potential to forget

essential documentation to insure a completed anesthesia record



Macro toolbar is your friend• important event markers/symbols will be added to the

timeline

• Standard event descriptors will be added to the Event Log

• Will act as like the visual prompter on the paper record to document required information



Events will replace• Written

comments• Check Boxes• Circled Short

cuts


Adding Events

Events can be added by:• Function key F4

• Using pull down menuInsert/View-Events (F4)

• Selecting icon


Adding Events

2. Click on the Add

Button

1. Event Log Window appears


Adding Events

3 options to pick:Event Sets

• These are custom groups created locally by the Anesthesia Workgroup

• This is the DEFAULT view

All Events• These are generic

groups created by the software developers

Keyword Events• Provides search

functionality


Adding Events via “Event Sets”

Event Sets

Timeline organization• Groups all events

specific to a given activity

Redundancy• Various events can be

found repeated within the same or different event sets

Complete• Minimal dependence to

insert descriptive comments


Adding Events via “All Events”

All EventsConsists of multiple “event types” that were created by the software vendor and listed as ANES: …….

Any new custom event entered by the Anesthesia Workgroup has to belong to one “ANES Event Type”.

Every event is listed alphabetically under “All types”


Adding Events via “Event Sets”“Adding an Event to the Event Log (Anesthesia

Record)”

3. Double click on the “event” or click on the “forward”

arrow

1. Pick the relevant

“Event Set”2. Highlight the desired

“Event”

3. Double click on the “event” OR

click on the > arrow



Record)”

Event(s) will move over to the “Selected Events” window

(4.) To document to the record, you must hit OK.

Selected event now appears in the Event Log

4. HitOK



Record)”

Add multiple events simultaneously by:

“Control-clicking” to select non contiguous events

“Shift-clicking” to select contiguous events

1. Highlighting multiple events

2. Click on the >

arrow



Record)”

Selected “Events” added to event window by control/shift click

Hit OK button 3. Hit OK



Record)”

Multiple “Events” now appear in the Event Log


Adding a Comment to an Event

1. From the “Selected Events” window, click on the Comment Field adjacent to the event and type your comment

2. Hit OK


Changing the time of an Event

1. Adjust the time-default is current

time

2. Hit OK


Add/Revise a “Comment” on an existing Event

From the Event Log window, double click on the Event/Comment OR Select the Event and click on the Edit button

Change the time of the event if requiredAdd or revise existing comment


Deleting a “Comment” on an existing Event

1. Highlight event to be deleted

2. Hit the < arrow (this stops event from ever populating the Event

Log)3. OR highlight

event from Event Log

4. Hit Delete


Adding a Free Text Event via “Memo”

Default name of this type of Event is “Memo”

2. Type your memo. Maximum characters is 255.

Memo/Comment now is Event Log

1. From Event Log window, click on “Memo” button

ORSelect “Memo” macro from the

toolbar.

1. From Event Log window, click on “Memo” button

ORSelect “Memo” macro from the

toolbar.

2. Type memo and hit

OK


Searching for an Event

From the “Add Event” window, select “Keyword Search”

Enter in Keyword and Find

Move event to “Selected Event” window by double clicking or hitting > arrow


Viewing Events on the Timeline

Once an event is added, a blue rectangle appears on the timelineRun your mouse over the blue rectangle and the events entered at that time are displayed


Adding Events from the Timeline

Click on Timeline and the “Add Event” log

opens with the current time selected


Adding Events from “Basic” Event Sets

Four “Basic” Event Sets have been created• to contain the most common events for

a typical GA/Spinal/MAC or simple Eye procedure

• This will eliminate the need to jump around to other Event Sets for the required information


Event Set-”Basic GA”Reminders to include required

information

Reminders to

include required

information (Fluids)

Reminder to select “Anesthesia Type”

Reminder to document IV Start

Reminder to document A/W Management

Reminder to document A/W Management

Reminder to document Patient position, arm position,eyes

Reminder to document End Activity


Event Sets-”Basic Spinal”


Event Sets-”Basic MAC”


Event Sets-”Basic Eye”


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