title: [Management of the operating room at the time of emergency outbreak--the experience of the 2011 Off the Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake].
abstract: This article introduces the operating room disaster manual of our hospital. When "The 2011 Off the Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake of magnitude 9" occurred, the 9 operations were being performed in our hospital. Among these, general and regional anesthesia had been induced in 8 cases, and as for one, patient was just leaving the operation room. General anesthesia was stopped in 6 cases. In our manual, all operations should be stopped, and then immediately finished if it is possible. There was no patient injured in our hospital. This was the first time we experienced such a large scale earthquake. It seemed closer cooperation between anesthesiologists, surgeons and the other co-medical staffs are very important to manage the unusual situation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima 960-1295.
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Isosu
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murakawa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D055866:Earthquakes; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008370:Manuals as Topic; D009873:Operating Rooms / Q000458:organization & administration*