The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Newsletter is the official publication of the nonprofit Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation and is published quarterly at Wilmington, Delaware. Annual membership: Individual - $25.00, Corporate - $500.00. This and any additional contributions to the Foundation are tax deductible. © Copyright, Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation, 1998.

The opinions expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily those of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation or its members or board of directors. Validity of opinions presented, drug dosages, accuracy, and completeness of content are not guaranteed by the APSF.

Robert K. Stoelting, MD, President; Burton A. Dole, Jr., Vice-President; David M. Gaba, MD, Secretary; Casey D. Blitt, MD, Treasurer; Ellison C. Pierce, Jr., MD, Executive Director; Robert C. Black; Robert A. Caplan, MD; Jeffrey B. Cooper, PhD

John H. Eichhorn, MD, Editor; Robert C. Morell, MD, Associate Editor; John G. Aker, CRNA; Joan Christie, MD; Jan Ehrenwerth, MD; Ralph A. Epstein, MD; David E. Lees, MD, Karen Posner, PhD, Jeffery Vender, MD.

Editorial Assistant: Nola Gibson, PhD

Address all general, membership, and subscription correspondence to:

Administrator
Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation c/o Mercy Hospital
1400 Locust Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Address Newsletter editorial comments, questions, letters, and suggestions to:

John H. Eichhorn, MD
Editor, APSF Newsletter
Department of Anesthesiology
University of Mississippi Medical Center
2500 North State Street
Jackson, MS 39216-4505