June 1990

Society for Technology in Anesthesia Slates Meetings Around the World, Calls for Abstracts for January Conclave in Florida

June 10, 1990

The main news related to STA involves the meetings sponsored by it and its sister societies,The European Society for Computing and Technology in Anesthesia and Intensive Care the Japanese Society...

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ASA Committee on Peer Review

June 10, 1990

The Committee on Peer Review (CPR) is a standing committee of the ASA whose composition and charge are stated in the ASA Bylaws. Our primary responsibility is assisting ASA members...

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Capnograph Questioned

June 10, 1990

To the Editor The review of the hazards of older equipment by Ms. Nichols in December’s issue was very good. However, I feel that an error was made regarding the...

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Old Equipment: PEEP Safety Cited

June 10, 1990

To the Editor I was very pleased to see in the December 1989 APSF Newsletter a very helpful and timely article relative to the use of older or faulty anesthesia...

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Is This PACU Practice Patient Abandonment?

June 10, 1990

To the Editor I have been following the controversy of “abandoning” patients in the OR under various circumstances. My practice circumstances are perhaps not unique I would appreciate comments and...

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Jet Ventilator Safety Questioned

June 10, 1990

To the Editor In his recent article on the choice of tracheal tubes for laser airway surgery (September, 1989 Newsletter), Dr. Saunders has mentioned the technique of Venturi jet ventilation...

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APSF Thanked for Grant Support of Key Study

June 10, 1990

To the Editor As a follow-up to the award which I received from the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation in 1987, 1 am providing an update on the progress we have...

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Far Fewer Closed Claims Available; Director of Study Calls for Help

June 10, 1990

To the Editor It seems that the focus on patient safety by our profession in the past five years has resulted in fewer claims for anesthesia-related malpractice. Among the evidence...

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U.K. Rules Against (!) Vial Colour Coding

June 10, 1990

To the Editor My colleagues and I are interested in safe practice in medicine, in particular in anaesthesia. We found your letter in the APSF Newsletter, Volume 4, No. 3...

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Drug Labels Cause Continued Concern: Look -Alikes Cause Drug Administration Mistakes

June 10, 1990

To the Editor In Dr. D. L. Lees’ Letter to the Editor, “Drug Accident Shows Need for Label Standards:’ he suggests the use of properly color-coded ASTM/ D4267 anesthesia standard...

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ASA Peer Review Group Publishes Model for Judging Clinical Competence of Anesthesiologists in Fair Manner

June 10, 1990

To the Editor The American Society of Anesthesiologists Committee on Peer Review (the Committee) believe that the peer review process and quality assessment and assurance activities are an integral part...

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Concerns Raised About CVP Recommendations, Placement Technique

June 10, 1990

To the Editor The September, 1989 article “Central Venous Catheter Safety Guidelines Issued by Task Force” may be questioned by our neuro anesthesia colleagues. The recommendations suggested that except for...

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Loud Alarms Can Cause More Harm Than Good

June 10, 1990

To the Editor I wish to initiate a discussion among anesthesiologists regarding the design of alarm in currently available operating mom monitoring system. I am specifically concerned about monitoring systems...

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Swiss, German Care Guided by Monitoring Recommendations

June 10, 1990

Anesthesia practice regulations, some of which have been in existence for quite a long time, help guide anesthesia care in Switzerland and the Federal Republic of Germany. By way of...

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APSF-Sponsored Research Reveals that Capnograph Supplements Oximeter

June 10, 1990

A prospective evaluation of pulse oximetry and capnography in the care of anesthetized pediatric patients was undertaken in 1989 by the Pediatric Anesthesia Group at the Massachusetts General Hospital. This...

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March 1990

ASA Publishes Safety Information Brochure for Public

March 10, 1990

The ASA Office of Governmental Affairs (OGA) has prepared a comprehensive brochure detailing the patient safety efforts by the specialty of anesthesiology. Entitled “FYI … A commitment to Patient Safety,”...

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Potassium, Epi Removed to Prevent Accidental Misuse

March 10, 1990

To the Editor Though we were aware of many unpublished deaths from the erroneous injo6on of concentrated potassium chloride, it was a similar tragic death in our own hospital when...

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Noise and Alarms: Dangerous Distractions

March 10, 1990

To the Editor Two underemphasized factors, I believe are increasingly contributing to human error during the administration of anesthesia. They deserve the attention of anyone studying anesthetic accidents and their...

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Dangers of Syringe Contamination Cited

March 10, 1990

To the Editor If your anesthesiologist told you he was going to give you a cc. of fentanyl from a syringe that was used on nine other patients during the...

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Bus Driver Better Model

March 10, 1990

To the Editor The reappearing analogy between anesthesia and cormner6al aviation is far too presumptuous to support the current trend of upgrading or replacing equipment and anesthetic techniques in the...

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