In this issue:

Opioid Prescribing: Methadone Risk Mitigation

A Sad Parting: Patient Safety Pioneer Ellison C. Pierce, Jr., MD

Improving Patient Safety in the Office: The Institute for Safety in Office-Based Surgery

Risks of Anesthesia Care in Remote Locations

Dear SIRS: Wires Block APL Valve Interfering with Ventilation

Avoiding Catastrophic Complications from Epidural Steroid Injections

Q&A: Validity of Using Pulse Oximeter to Detect Adequate Blood Flow to Lower Extremity Questioned

Opioid Prescribing: REMS Sleep, Need Reawakening

Letter to the Editor:

Breathing Bag has
Faulty Connection

 

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Founding Patron

asa

Founded in 1905, the American Society of Anesthesiologists is an educational, research, and scientific association with 46,000 members organized to raise and maintain the standards of anesthesiology and dedicated to the care and safety of patients. http://www.asahq.org


Grand Patron

Covidien

Covidien is committed to creating innovative medical solutions for better patient outcomes and delivering value through clinical leadership and excellence in everything we do. http://www.covidien.com


Sponsoring Patron

Baxter

Baxter’s Global Anesthesia and Critical Care business is a leading manufacturer in anesthesia and peri-operative medicine, providing all three of the modern inhaled anesthetics for general anesthesia, as well products for PONV and hemodynamic control. http://www.baxter.com


Benefactor Patrons

 
Abbott

Abbott is a broad-based health care company devoted to bringing better medicines, trusted nutritional products, innovative medical devices and advanced diagnostics to patients and health care professionals around the world. www.abbott.com

Masimo

Masimo is dedicated to helping anesthesiologists provide optimal anesthesia care with immediate access to detailed clinical intelligence and physiological data that helps to improve anesthesia, blood, and fluid management decisions. www.masimo.com

Oridion

Oridion offers all patients and clinical environments the benefits of capnography. . . the only indication of the adequacy of ventilation and the earliest indication of airway compromise. www.oridion.com

pharmedium

PharMEDium is the leading national provider of outsourced, compounded sterile preparations. Our broad portfolio of prefilled O.R. anesthesia syringes, solutions for nerve block pumps, epidurals, and ICU medications are prepared using only the highest standards. www.pharmedium.com


 

Supporting Patron

PPM

Preferred Physicians Medical: Providing malpractice protection exclusively to anesthesiologists nationwide. PPM is anesthesiologist founded, owned, and governed. PPM is a leader in anesthesia specific-risk management and patient safety initiatives. www.ppmrrg.com

Sustaining Patron

McKesson

McKesson's anesthesia management solutions help anesthesia professionals better manage clinical care and improve business performance. Our holistic approach addresses your entire practice, including anesthesia information management systems (AIMS), medication dispensing, billing, and business management. www.mckesson.com