Continuous improvement of quality and safety is a professional obligation of anesthesiologists and an ongoing activity of all academic departments and private practices. Quality improvement is an infinite process that is never fully complete but that instead evolves over time in response to emerging threats to patient safety from new medications, new surgical procedures, and increased recognition of systematic threats. This review discusses current definitions and thinking in anesthesia quality improvement, outlines recommended efforts at the local department level, and makes suggestions for the projects and activities most likely to benefit the anesthesia patients and clinicians of the future.

中文翻译：

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麻醉质量改进：现状和未来机遇。


持续改进质量和安全是麻醉师的专业义务，也是所有学术部门和私人诊所的持续活动。质量改进是一个无限的过程，永远不会完全完成，而是随着时间的推移而发展，以应对新药物、新外科手术和对系统性威胁的日益认识对患者安全的新威胁。本综述讨论了麻醉质量改进的当前定义和想法，概述了地方科室层面的推荐工作，并对最有可能使未来麻醉患者和临床医生受益的项目和活动提出了建议。