APSF News & Updates
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…
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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…
Global Webinar “A True Story – Dr. Alex Scott: Awake with Post-Op Residual Paralysis” Global Webinar Supported by Senzime
May 24, 2022
Dr. Alexander Scott, BSc, MBChB, FRCA, FFICM is a consultant in Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine.
Change in Anesthesia Choice and the LAST Case of the Day: How COVID Policies Can Affect Outcomes in an Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC)
May 10, 2022
Ophthalmic surgery is a common procedure performed in the United States under MAC with local anesthesia. In the COVID era, providers chose MAC with the use of peripheral nerve blocks to minimize the added safety risk of…