In the Literature
Keep up to date with the latest in patient safety with summaries of the best medical journal articles from the APSF Newsletter Editorial Board.
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Summary published March 12, 2025
Hearing loss can be a significant barrier to effective communication between patients and their healthcare providers, and patients with impaired hearing are at risk for missing important information regarding their…
Summary published March 3, 2025
“Just-in-time” training refers to structured training that occurs right before the performance of a task. While this approach is common in other fields (for example, musicians warming up before a…
Summary published February 24, 2025
Postoperative delirium is common in older patients and associated with poor outcomes, including long-term worsening of cognitive impairment. Several previous studies have suggested that avoiding deep general anesthesia may decrease…
Summary published February 17, 2025
Sugammadex and aprepitant are increasingly used in the perioperative setting, but may decrease the effectiveness of hormonal contraception (HC). This article presents the results of a survey sent to all…
Summary published February 10, 2025
Scopolamine is an anticholinergic drug frequently used to prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). While effective for this indication, scopolamine has several potential side effects, including sedation, urinary retention, tachycardia,…
Summary published February 3, 2025
Video-laryngoscopy (VL) requires the use of a metal stylet, which can be associated with complications such as tissue trauma and difficulty advancing the stylet into the trachea. In some cases,…
