The ASA Committee on Pain Medicine, in their 2010 Statement on Anesthetic Care During Interventional Pain Procedures for Adults, wrote: “It is the opinion of the Committee that the majority…
The Patient A middle-aged male was scheduled to undergo neurosurgery, but the procedure was aborted following an unrecognized difficult intubation with minor airway trauma. It was decided to postpone the…
Dear Q&A, Would you consider having an MRI-compatible laryngoscope handle and blades necessary, or merely desirable, for safe administration of LMA anesthesia to children aged 2 to 12 years? Are…
Editor’s Note: The following is a summary of recommendations regarding the management of dental injuries during the perioperative period. Preoperative Evaluation, Consent, and Consultation Inform patient of potential trauma to…
Dear SIRS: I am very curious why new machines have a flow that is below “basal metabolic needs.” Here are specifications for a number of different anesthesia machines to make…
To the Editor The recent Letter to the Editor titled “Reader Raises Two Propofol Concerns” suggests that providers routinely swab propofol and Diprivan® vials prior to administration. A table was…
In My Opinion While attending a national anesthesiology conference 2 years ago, a colleague and his spouse strolled through the exhibit area and stopped at the booth sponsored by a…
To the Editor While the incidence is unknown, and probably low, it seems likely that cerebral ischemic injuries occur sporadically in association with shoulder surgery performed in the beach chair…
To the Editor I want to remind colleagues about the possibility of an “adulterated” oxygen supply during construction when it involves main oxygen supplies to a facility. I think it…
Letter to the Editor With Reply I have been a part-time cardiac anesthesiologist for many years and also practice in a couple of ambulatory surgery centers providing anesthesia for eye…
To the Editor With the “rise” of super bugs and multi-drug resistant bacteria, our colleagues in infectious disease have had to resort to any number of strategies to treat patients…
Letter to the Editor I am an affiliate member of the ASA. I am a veterinarian boarded in veterinary anesthesia and veterinary emergency and critical care. It was with interest…
The Official Journal of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation
The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Newsletter is the official publication of the nonprofit Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation and is published quarterly in Wilmington, Delaware. Annual contributor cost: Individual–$100, Corporate–$500. This and any additional contributions to the Foundation are tax deductible. © Copyright, Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation, 2012.
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Robert K. Stoelting, MD, President; Nassib G. Chamoun, Vice President; Jeffrey B. Cooper, PhD, Executive Vice President; George A. Schapiro, Executive Vice President; Matthew B. Weinger, MD, Secretary; Casey D. Blitt, MD, Treasurer; Sorin J. Brull, MD; Robert A. Caplan, MD; David M. Gaba, MD; Patricia A. Kapur, MD; Lorri A. Lee, MD; Maria A. Magro, CRNA, MS, MSN; Robert C. Morell, MD; A. William Paulsen, PhD; Richard C. Prielipp, MD; Steven R. Sanford, JD; Mark A. Warner, MD. Consultants to the Executive Committee: John H. Eichhorn, MD; Bruce P. Hallbert, PhD.
Robert C. Morell, MD, Co-Editor; Lorri A. Lee, MD, Co-Editor; Sorin J. Brull, MD; Joan Christie, MD; Jan Ehrenwerth, MD; John H. Eichhorn, MD; Steven B. Greenberg, MD; Glenn S. Murphy, MD; John O’Donnell, DrPH, CRNA; Karen Posner, PhD; Andrew F. Smith, MRCP, FRCA; Wilson Somerville, PhD; Jeffery Vender, MD.
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