APSF News & Updates
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…
New Predictive Information from the Federal Government For Anticipated Peaks and Needs for ICU Beds and Ventilators by State
March 30, 2020
The federal government has released predictive data by state for the anticipated need of ICU beds and ventilators during this current COVID pandemic. The predictions also include…
Optimizing Infection Control and OR Management During the COVID Pandemic
March 27, 2020
Many of the principles learned over the past decade for improving infection control within operating rooms and managing the use of these rooms can provide very…
