APSF News & Updates
Right Case, Right Patient, Right Place- A Case Report Applying the Office-Based Anesthesia Curriculum in a Complex Patient during the COVID-19 Crisis
August 4, 2020
One of the primary factors for improved safety of office-based anesthesia is the clinical decision-making to determine appropriate selection of patient, procedure, anesthetic and…
Concerns with Perioperative Testing for the COVID-19 Virus
July 30, 2020
We read with enthusiasm the timely press release: The ASA and APSF Joint Statement on Perioperative Testing for the COVID-19 Virus. The authors recommend that patients should…
Apixaban (Eliquis®) – Drug-Drug-Interaction Considerations in COVID-19 Patients with Coagulation Abnormalities
July 29, 2020
One of the most concerning developments in the ongoing and devastating worldwide COVID-19 pandemic is the emergence of serious and even life-threatening thrombotic complications…
Patient Safety should be the first priority in any healthcare setting, especially during a pandemic. But is it?
July 27, 2020
The current COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented and being such, it is ushering in change and requiring us as a nation to think on our feet and make things up as we go. Hospitals as a whole have heightened scrutiny…
TopMedTalk Speaks with APSF Newsletter Editor-in-Chief and Board Member Steven Greenberg MD, FCCP, FCCM
July 15, 2020
TopMedTalk hosts Desiree Chappell and Monty Mythen chatted with our own Steven Greenberg to highlight the efforts of the APSF during the COVID-19 pandemic. TopMedTalk describes itself as “the latest…
Can Controlled or Powered Air Purifying Respirators be Safely Used in the Operating Room during the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Review Article
July 15, 2020
As of July 2020, there have been over 3.1 million people diagnosed with COVID-19 and over 132,000 deaths in the United States. It is widely known that screening and diagnostic tests are sparse…