March 1993

FiO2 Monitor Still Has Important Role

March 10, 1993

To the Editor I am pleased to offer the following answers to Dr. Link’s stimulating educational questions, published in APSF Newsletter, Summer 1992, page 19, concerning the benefit of the...

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Need for FiO2 Monitor Strongly Defended

March 10, 1993

To the Editor I am writing in response to the letter of Jurgen Link which appeared in Volume 7, No. 2, Summer 1992 Newsletter, page, 19. A properly functioning, correctly...

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OR Noise a Problem; Standards Sought

March 10, 1993

To the Editor I would like to recommend that the APSF encourage the establishment of standards for noise levels in the OR. Common sense would dictate that excessive extraneous noise...

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Recovering CRNA Disputes Writer’s Idea that Past Abusers Should be Feared, Identified

March 10, 1993

To the Editor I would like to respond to Mary Locke’s letter in the winter APSF Newsletter, concerning substance abusers “being allowed to continue to administer anesthetics…”. As a recovering...

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Pulmonary Edema After Appendectomies Poses Puzzle

March 10, 1993

To the Editor We would greatly appreciate any expert commentary on a distressing situation we have encountered in our practice. At the very least, we would like to know whether...

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“Vigilance” Discussed by ASA Panel

March 10, 1993

The topic of ‘vigilance’ was directly addressed for the first time at the 1992 ASA Annual Meeting by a panel of experts on vigilance from the anesthesia and psychology academic...

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Safety Status, Future Explored by Directors

March 10, 1993

In October at the APSF Annual Session preceding the ASA meeting, the first retreat for the Board of Directors was held, with a total of some 50 people attending. The...

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December 1992

Young Investigators Award Extended to CA-4 Year

December 10, 1992

Expansion of the eligibility for APSF sponsored safety research grants occurred at the Annual Meeting in October. In August of 1992, the directors of all anesthesiology residency programs received notice...

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Reflections on Patient Safety

December 10, 1992

To the Editor One of the big factors affecting patient safety today is the problem of the substance-abuser being allowed to continue to administer anesthetics and to be responsible for...

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E.S. Siker, M.D., Named APSF Executive Director

December 10, 1992

E. S. (Rick) Siker, M.D. assumed the newly created position of Executive Director of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation in July and was officially welcomed at the APSF annual meeting...

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Text of 1992 Proposed FDA Anesthesia Checklist

December 10, 1992

Emergency Ventilation Equipment * 1. Verify Backup Ventilation Equipment is Available & Functioning High Pressure System * 2. Check Oxygen Cylinder Supply a. Open 02 cylinder and verify at least...

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Comments Sought on New FDA Preanesthesia Checklist

December 10, 1992

Revisions to the official, government-sponsored anesthesia equipment checkout recommendations have been proposed and comments from all members of the anesthesia practice community are sought. In 1987, the United States Food...

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APSF Awards 4 Safety Research Grants for 1993

December 10, 1992

The APSF Committee on Scientific Evaluation has once again awarded research grants for patient safety-related studies. Four of 15 grant applications were approved for funding of a total of $155,658....

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ASA Slightly Modifies Standards

December 10, 1992

Small but important modifications to two of the formal sets of ASA standards of practice were made by the House of Delegates at the October ASA Annual Meeting. The Standards...

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ASA Exhibits Show Safety Suggestions

December 10, 1992

Safety-related technology and ideas certainly were featured in the technical and scientific exhibits at the American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting in New Orleans in October, but there were comparatively...

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President Reviews 1992, State of APSF

December 10, 1992

The year 1992 was another good one for the Foundation. An important continuing endeavor was funding for research grants in anesthesia safety, with some $175,000 given to investigators at three...

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Closed Claims Project Subject of ASA Panel

December 10, 1992

The impact of the ASA Closed Claims Project was examined at the ASA Annual Meeting on October 20 in a panel session of the Committee on Professional Liability with the...

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Pain Guidelines Published

December 10, 1992

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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Two New ASA Patient Safety Videotapes Now Available

December 10, 1992

Infection Control in the Practice of Anesthesia Infection Control in the Practice of Anesthesia, Videotape Number IS in the series cosponsored by the ASA, considers the prevention of infection in...

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Safety Featured in ASA Scientific Presentations

December 10, 1992

Patient safety repeated this year as a prominent theme of the scientific sessions of the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists October 17-21 in New Orleans. In six...

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