APSF News & Updates
Benchmarking Large Language Model Performance in Perioperative Crisis Responses
August 31, 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems, including large language models (LLMs) such as OpenAI’s GPT series and Meta’s Llama series, have gained currency in many fields, including anesthesiology. LLMs are trained on…
Indexed Delivery of Oxygen Predicts In-hospital Mortality and Morbidity in Reoperative Adult Cardiac Surgery Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study
August 24, 2026
Cardiac surgery is associated with a high risk of mortality, particularly in complex or redo operations. During cardiopulmonary bypass, tissue perfusion and oxygenation are dependent on extracorporeal oxygenation systems (bypass…
Anesthesiology Organizations Express Concern for Patients Harmed, Reaffirm Safety of Spinal Anesthesia
August 21, 2026
In response to reported medication errors that harmed patients in Nashville, Tennessee, the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP), the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) and the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) today reaffirmed that spinal anesthesia remains a safe and essential anesthetic technique when administered with appropriate medication.
Routine Preoperative Cognitive Assessment to Improve Brain Health in Older Surgical Patients: Insights From an Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Survey
July 20, 2026
Cognitive impairment is common in older surgical patients, affecting an estimated 37%–50% of this population. Despite its prevalence, cognitive impairment is frequently unrecognized and increases the risk of perioperative neurocognitive…
Closed-loop systems for automated hypnotic drug delivery during general anaesthesia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
June 15, 2026
Maintaining an appropriate depth of anesthesia during surgery can be challenging; excessively deep anesthesia can potentially result in intraoperative hemodynamic instability or postoperative delirium/cognitive dysfunction, while inadequate anesthesia can lead…
The Association Between Surgeon-Anesthesiologist Dyad Familiarity and Operative Mortality: A Retrospective Study at a Large Academic Cardiac Surgery Program
June 8, 2026
Effective teamwork is especially central to patient safety during cardiac surgery, requiring close coordination between the surgeon and anesthesiologist to optimize perioperative outcomes. This retrospective cohort study examined whether the…
