APSF News & Updates
Unusual Cause of Endotracheal Tube Cuff Inflation Failure
August 18, 2023
A 2-year-old undergoing dental rehab was intubated orally with a Covidien (Mansfield, MA) Shiley Hi-Lo Oral Tracheal 4.0 cuffed ETT. After confirmation of ETT placement, we attempted to adjust the leak to 20 cmH20…
Non-opioid analgesics for the prevention of chronic postsurgical pain: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
August 8, 2023
A significant portion of patients (20-30%) undergoing surgery may experience ongoing pain after the procedure known as chronic post-surgical pain (CPSP), with some cases even leading to severe complications. This…
Drug Dilution Errors in The Operating Room. Operating Room Drug Safe Labelling System Update Needed
July 26, 2023
Recently our pharmacy replaced remifentanil 2 mg/ml vials with 1 mg/ml vials. To provide uniformity, syringe pumps used in our perioperative areas are programmed to default to 40 mcg/ml of remifentanil…
Sudden Hypoxemia in GI Procedure Relieved by a New Distal Pharyngeal Airway (DPA): Case Report
July 16, 2023
As a result of sharing the airway with the endoscopist, airway management challenges can occur during gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy. Hypoxemia occurrence during an upper endoscopy is multifactorial…
American Society of Anesthesiologists and Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Joint Statement on Elective Surgery/Procedures and Anesthesia for Patients after COVID-19 Infection
June 20, 2023
Determining the optimal timing of procedures for patients who have recovered from COVID-19 and the appropriate level of preoperative evaluation are challenging, given limited research and multiple contingencies for…
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Skin Pigmentation Effects on Pulse Oximetry Accuracy Need a Prospective Study
June 13, 2023
In this invited commentary, the authors reviewed recent literature on pulse oximetry measurements in patients with increased skin pigmentation. The authors included 11 studies that reported results by patient race…
