Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new drug for the treatment of postoperative pain after bunionectomy, open inguinal herniorrhaphy and total knee arthroplasty…

The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation is pleased to announce the release of the October 2021 APSF Newsletter.

For maxillofacial fracture repairs, surgeons often prefer nasal intubation to allow for intermaxillary fixation. However, there are circumstances when nasal intubation is contraindicated, such as Lefort II and III, in which fractures to the ethmoid bone often extend to…

An 85-year old man without significant medical co-morbidities underwent CT (computerized tomography)-guided biopsy of a peripheral pulmonary nodule. Moderate sedation was administered by an anesthesia professional. The case was uneventful except for…

The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) previously published examples of SARS-CoV-2 preoperative testing protocols from around the U.S.