Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation
NEWSLETTER
Volume 14, No. 2 Circulation 60,475
Summer 1999
Table of Contents
Y2K Compliance at Duke Outlined as Model Plan
The Propofol Controversy Continues:
Writer of Original Propofol Letter Responds
Letters to the Editor: Diprivan Maker Adds to Generic Propofol Debate
Reader Notes, Encourages Propofol Perspectives
CRNA Notes Propofol Dichotomy, Appreciates Newsletter Publicity
Bisulfite Sensitivity Reported from PA Both In Asthmatic, Smoker
Company Responds To Writer’s Questions On Generic Preparation
Pharmacist Defends FDA, Believes Propofol Issues Mainly Financial
MD Advises Against Generic Drugs Chosen By Cost Pressures
In My Opinion: Sterility of Drawn-Up Drugs an Open Question
St. John’s Wort Charge Refuted by Herbalist
PC-Based ‘BODY’ Simulation Presents Anesthesia Learning Chance, Challenge
Temperature’s Importance in Patient Safety Reviewed
JCAHO Adds New Medical Gas Rules
Liposuction in the United States: Beauty and the Beast
Medical Gas Safety Group Meets About Testers’ Credentials
New APSF Committee Members
Are Pregnant Moms Safe in OR for Child’s Inhalation Induction?
APSF Web Site Contents
APSF Corporate and Community Donors
‘Policies’ on So-Called Deep Sedation Provoke Ire, Call to Action
Credits
Current selections from the APSF Newsletter now appear in Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing
Editors:
J.M. Feldman, MD, J.S. Gravenstein, M.D., Coordinating Editor, I. Kalli, MD
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