APSF News & Updates
Emergency Manuals Implementation Collaborative
July 11, 2022
The APSF is pleased to announce a new collaboration with the Emergency Manuals Implementation Collaborative (EMIC), which fosters adoption and effective use of emergency manuals to enhance patients’ safety.
APSF Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Case
June 30, 2022
The APSF joins with numerous healthcare organizations to express concern over the recent Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, which overturned Roe v. Wade and eliminates…
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Lower Extremity Nerve Damage During Childbirth: Patient Resources
June 23, 2022
To the Editor: We would like to commend the authors of the article titled Postpartum Peripheral Nerve Injuries – What is Anesthesia’s Role?, printed in the June 2021 issue of…
ASA and APSF Statement on Perioperative Testing for the COVID-19 Virus
June 15, 2022
Patients who are infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 disease, have higher perioperative morbidity and mortality. Risk factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection that have been reported to increase perioperative morbidity and mortality include…
APSF Newsletter – June 2022
June 1, 2022
The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation is pleased to announce the release of the June 2022 APSF Newsletter.
Position Statement on Criminalization of Medical Error and Call for Action to Prevent Patient Harm from Error
May 25, 2022
Preventable harm from the systems of care intended to improve health continues to occur at an unacceptable rate in the United States. Our hearts go out to patients, families, and caregivers who have suffered preventable harm related to health care…
