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 November 18, 2024
This narrative review assesses the intricate, prolonged, and challenging working conditions of anesthesia professionals, which result in physical and mental exhaustion that impacts patient outcomes. Key findings include: Workplace fatigue…
Summary published September 30, 2024
In these society-driven consensus guidelines, an expert task force under the provision of the Society of Ambulatory Anesthesia was convened to review the evidence and update guidelines for the perioperative…
Summary published August 28, 2024
Stimulated significantly by the Covid-19 pandemic’s diagnostic and therapeutic reliance on pulse oximetry, a comprehensive and thoughtful systematic review that “included all relevant studies to date” (but only published in…
Summary published August 23, 2024
Emergency cricothyroidotomy can be a lifesaving intervention in the cannot intubate-cannot ventilate scenario. Identification of the cricothyroid membrane is a crucial step before any intervention can be initiated. The traditional…
Summary published August 15, 2024
It is a meta-analysis that examines the benefits of benzodiazepine administration and the reduction of postoperative nausea and vomiting. This analysis comprised 104 studies in which benzodiazepines were delivered intraoperatively…
Summary published August 8, 2024
Neuromuscular blocking agents, (NMBAs) are typically pharmacologically reversed in order to minimize the risk of post-operative pulmonary complications secondary to residual weakness of the respiratory muscles. Traditionally, anticholinesterase agents, such…
