APSF News & Updates
Proper Training Is Essential for New Airway Devices
May 12, 2020
One of the anesthesia professional’s greatest concerns is a difficult airway. For this reason, the American Society of Anesthesiologists has developed and updated its difficult airway algorithm…
Favipiravir and Remdesivir Appear to be Relatively Unencumbered with Drug-Drug Interactions
April 24, 2020
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic crisis has been complicated and worsened by the lack of recognized and/or FDA-approved drug therapies for the novel coronavirus…
Particle Spread within the Circuit of the Anesthesia Machine – Lessons Learned during COVID-19 Pandemic
April 10, 2020
Glo Germ (Flo Germ, Moab, UT) is a commercially available fluorescent marker. It consists of 5 mm particles. It is sold in powder form and oil-based suspension of a…
An Approach to Managing COVID-19 During Upper Endoscopy
April 6, 2020
In the midst of the new COVID-19 pandemic, anesthesia personnel find themselves on the front lines, facing and combating the spread of this airborne illness, often with sub-optimal personal…
COVID Activated Emergency Scaling of Anesthesiology Responsibilities (CAESAR) Resources Now Available
March 31, 2020
The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation, Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists, Society of Critical Care Medicine, and American Society of Anesthesiologists have produced educational…
Recommended Strategies from the U.S. Public Health Service to Optimize Provision of Mechanical Ventilation
March 30, 2020
On March 30, 2020 the U.S. Public Health Service released its recommendations for managing COVID-infected patients who have respiratory failure when the availability of ventilators…
