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 February 25, 2023
In this retrospective review the authors developed a model to predict preoperatively which mean arterial pressures (MAPs) would have the lowest risk of intraoperative hypotension (IOH) based on each patient’s…
Summary published February 25, 2023
In this article, the authors examined randomized controlled trials to compare success rates of video laryngoscopy (VL) and direct laryngoscopy (DL) to determine whether anesthesia professionals should primarily utilize video…
Summary published February 3, 2023
This is a single-center, prospective, randomized study evaluating hemodynamic outcomes between two anesthesia techniques, hypobaric unilateral spinal anesthesia (HUSA) and general anesthesia (GA), among elderly patients undergoing hip fracture surgery….
Summary published February 1, 2023
Long awaited, the official ASA “practice guidelines” (distinct from the original “standards” in the late 1980’s that were specifically intended to mandate practice, but guidelines which, nonetheless, still have potential…
Summary published January 12, 2023
Posterior spinal fusions are associated with significant postoperative pain. In this retrospective chart review of all patients undergoing posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis at one institution, the authors…
Summary published January 12, 2023
The incidence of anesthesia related “can’t intubate, can’t oxygenate” is about 1:50,000. It is a rare crisis scenario for which anesthesia professionals should be informed of the various techniques for…
