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Welcome to the APSF SafetyNet. This group of experts
discusses the safety questions that are most commonly sent to the
APSF web site. The purpose of the APSF Network of Safety Experts
is to provide expert opinions and recommendations to questions received
from the anesthesia community about patient safety issues and topics.
If you have a safety question, just mail it to
info@apsf.org, then check
this page to see if the SafetyNet experts have discussed it. Please
note that answers to questions should not be considered to be advice
about the care of specific patients.
"How does your anesthesia group/department assure
its anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists maintain proficiency
in management of difficult airways?"
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"How does your anesthesia group/department assure
patient safety when anesthesia is administered in a non-operating
room setting?"
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"Is it appropriate to leave an anesthetized patient
alone for brief periods of time?"
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"Could you please provide information on the current
standards for line isolation?"
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"What are the risks and benefits of using induction
rooms, adjacent to operating rooms?"
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"What could cause numbness of the right lip and
facial numbness after an anesthetic?"
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"Can a pulmonary artery catheter be inserted safely
in patients with pre-existing left bundle branch block (LBBB)?"
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"Are there any standards for installation of gas
pipelines in the operating room?"
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"Is it safe to reuse multidose vials after they
have been entered by contaminated needles?"
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"Should tongue studs be removed prior to
surgery?"
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"How many family members can safely observe a
caesarian section?"
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