Patient Safety At The ASA
A variety of presentations at the October 10-14 ASA Annual Meeting in Atlanta will consider issues related to anesthesia patient safety. Also, there will again be among the exhibits the…
Articles
N.Y. Would Limit Work Hours, Mandate Patient Monitoring
David E. Lees, M.D.New regulations proposed in New York State this summer may radically restructure the traditional way doctors are trained in teaching hospitals in the Empire state and also would mandate intraoperative…
Plans Outlined to Help Departments Get Needed Safety Hardware
William Cass, A.R.M.In response to questions by anesthesia care providers on how to best convince those responsible for capital equipment expenditures in their institutions to fund purchase of modern anesthesia patient monitoring…
CA Insurer Notes Fewer Claims, Lower Premiums
Joseph D. Sabella, M.D.This discussion considers the medical malpractice problem from a perspective that is only a dozen years old and is the hybrid offspring of the marriage of medicine and insurance. The…
From the Literature: Anesthesia Machines Explained
Petty, Clayton, M.D.; Ellison C. Pierce, Jr., M.D.Editor’s note: In each APSFA newsletter a pertinent publication from the anesthesia patient safety literature will be summarized. Suggestions for future issues are welcome. Petty, Clayton, M.D., 7he Anesthesia Machine….
From the Literature: Accident Analysis Points Way to Greater Safety
M. Maxwell; A. DeAnda; David M. Gaba, M.D.Editor’s note: In the APSF Newsletter, pertinent publications from the anesthesia patient safety literature will be summarized. Suggestions for future issues are welcome. For this very important, special, and complex…
A Model of Mishap Recovery Problem Solving
The recovery process after a simple or critical incident begins with an observation.. Vigilance is essential so that new data are not missed. The new observations must be verified, since…
Foreign Correspondence: Patient Safety Receives Major Emphasis in Canada
Ian M. Davies, M.D., FRCPCWhen the International Committee for Prevention of Anesthesia Mortality and Morbidity (ICPAMM) met in Vienna in September, 1986, one of the aims was to hear reports from participating countries. In…
Current Questions in Patient Safety – Assessing Fitness to Administer Anesthesia
George E. Battit, M.D.Question: “In most groups and departments, are anesthetists giving anesthesia during the workday after they have been on night call and up working; how do you evaluate whether they may…
Editorial
Good News and Bad News on Safety
Ellison C. Pierce, Jr., M.D.For several years, anecdotal evidence has strongly suggested that the incidence of anesthesia mishaps in the United States, as well as other countries, is declining significantly. In the December, 1986…
Announcements
Notes
The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Newsletter is the official publication of the nonprofit Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation and is published quarterly in March, June, September, and December at Overland Park,…
The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Newsletter is the official publication of the nonprofit Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation. Annual membership; Individual $25.00, Corporate $500.00. This and any additional contributions to the Foundation are tax deductible.
The opinions expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily those of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation or its members or board of directors.
APSF Executive Committee:
Ellison C. Pierce, Jr., M.D., President; W. Dew Rountree, Jr., Vice-President\; E.S. Siker, M.D., Secretary; Burton A. Dole, Jr., Treasurer; Jeffrey BL Cooper, Ph.D.; Joachim S. Gavenstein, M.D.; James E Holzer, J.D.
Newsletter Editorial Board:
John H. Eichhom, M.D., Stanley 1. Aukburg, M.D., Jeffrey M. Beutler, C.R.N.A., M.S., Ralph A. Epstein, M.D., David E. Lees, M.D., E.S. Siker, M.D., Benard V. Wetchier, M.D., Mr. Mark D. Wood