Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation
NEWSLETTER
Volume 16, No. 2 Circulation 36,475
Summer 2001
Table of Contents
SPECIAL ISSUE: Information Systems
New Role of Information in Anesthesia Patient Safety Highlighted in a Series of Articles by Technology Experts
APSF's Pierce Wins Award for Multiple Safety Initiatives
The Role of Information Systems in Anesthesia
How Much Data Is "Just Right?"
Pre-Anesthesia Evaluation & Data Capture
The Intra-Operative Anesthesia Record
Post-Anesthesia Record Closes Loop
OR Wiring and Capture System Key to Data Collection
Anesthesia Quality Not Yet Captured by Raw Data
Letters to the Editor:
On the Withdrawal of Rapacuronium by the FDA
"Polypharmacy" Pain Pump Infusing Clonidine Can Confound Anesthesia Care, Challenge
Australian Regulations Control Office Anesthesia
Danger in Fentanyl Shortage
JCAHO May Threaten Patient Safety
Hemodynamic "Optimization" Goal Is Improved Outcome
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