December 1993

Dryden Research Fund for Infection Study Set Up in APSF

December 10, 1993

Dr. Ellison C. Pierce, President of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation, preceded the October 9 Board of Directors meeting with a special announcement: the creation of the “Gale E. Dryden,...

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Reader of Question on “Older” Anesthesiologists Has Concerns for Problems of Youth – Only Time May Be Cure

December 10, 1993

To the Editor Dr. Travis’s communication raises a parallel problem of “What to do with younger anesthesiologists?” Admittedly, this problem will (in most cases) be mitigated by the passage of...

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Prevention Solves Epidural Disconnect Problem

December 10, 1993

To the Editor A letter to the editor in the Summer 1993 APSF Newsletter regarding the controversy about reconnecting a disconnected epidural catheter recommended that ‘the most prudent course of...

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IV Line Check Valve Prevents Backward Flow and Danger from “A Little K+”

December 10, 1993

To the Editor I read with interest the report entitled ‘What Harm Can There Be In Giving A Little Potassium?’ in the APSF Newsletter, Vol. 8, No.2, p. 20. 1...

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The State of the Foundation

December 10, 1993

The APSF, in its eighth year, remains very active. Perhaps the most significant occurrence during the year was the establishment of the Foundation’s independent Executive Office with E. S. (Rick)...

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ASA Tape on OR Fires Being Distributed

December 10, 1993

‘Fire in the Operating Room,’ ASA funded Videotape No. 20, is now available. Burroughs-Wellcome began distribution of the tape in October 1993. This videotape details the origin, prevention and management...

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ASA Scientific Presentations Showcase Safety

December 10, 1993

Patient safety again figured prominently as a theme of the scientific sessions of the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists October 9-13 in Washington, D.C. In six scientific...

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September 1993

Learning and Technology To Be STA Annual Meeting Theme; APSF Co-Sponsors January Confab to Be Held at Disney World

September 10, 1993

Technology and learning will be the theme of the annual meeting of the Society for Technology in Anesthesia (STA) set for January 27-29, 1994, in Orlando, Florida, at the Walt...

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Understanding Your Machine: O2 Flush Valve Key to Safety

September 10, 1993

Many anesthesia providers use the oxygen flush valve daily especially in those cases where the face mask fit is not optimal during the induction. When an emergency occurs it is...

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Ideas on “Anesthesia Workstation” Evolve Over Decades

September 10, 1993

As introduction, one is reminded that in convergent evolution, the basic concept is: animals of different species, if placed in the same environment, would tend to develop similar traits, be...

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French Extend Monitoring Guidelines to Include Post Anesthesia Recovery

September 10, 1993

The ‘Societe Francaise d’Anesthesie et de Reanimation’ (SFAR) published in November 1990 “Recommendations for the monitoring and care of patients during post-anaesthetic recovery.” They were produced by an ad hoc...

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“Production Pressure” Danger Avoided by CQI Effort

September 10, 1993

Editor’s Note: ‘Production pressure’ is the drive in many operating suites to do as many surgical cases as possible as quickly as possible in a given time period, usually the...

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Noted Expert Benumof Also Suggests Possible Negative Pressure Cause; Urges Extubation Caution

September 10, 1993

More on Pulmonary Edema Editor’s Note: In the Spring issue, there was a letter to the Editor describing an unusual series of cases of postoperative pulmonary edema following appendectomies. Two...

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Negative Pressure Edema Seen as Likely Cause

September 10, 1993

More on Pulmonary Edema Editor’s Note: In the Spring issue, there was a letter to the Editor describing an unusual series of cases of postoperative pulmonary edema following appendectomies. Two...

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Guidelines for Pain Management MD’s Are Published

September 10, 1993

A document entitled ‘Critical knowledge and technical competence required of physicians involved in interventional pain management’ has been developed by a task force organized by the Dannemiller Memorial Educational Foundation,...

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Patient Safety Featured at Oct. 9-13 ASA Meeting

September 10, 1993

Patient safety once again will he prominently featured in the program presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) in Washington, D.C., October 9-13. Among the...

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Cook Named 1993 APSF Young Investigator

September 10, 1993

Richard I. Cook, M.D., a resident in his final year of training in the Department of Anesthesiology, Ohio State University Hospital, is the recipient of the 1993 APSF ‘Young Investigator’s...

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Good Chance for Safety Cited Due to Recovery Potential of Abusers

September 10, 1993

To the Editor All too often health care providers fail to comprehend the impact disease may have on the commission of illegal acts. I take distinct exception to the view...

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June 1993

Notes

June 10, 1993

Correction… The APSF and the APSF Newsletter regret failing to list two committee members in the Winter issue annual listing of all those contributing to the APSF effort. Joseph W....

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Experience is the Best Teacher

June 10, 1993

In a previous edition of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Newsletter we requested that you report interesting safety-related events. The goal of this column is to advance safety by collecting...

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