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WHO Launches “Safe Surgery Saves Lives”
With the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation as one of the 160 endorsing professional organizations from literally all around the globe, The World Health Organization (WHO), through WHO’s World Alliance for…
Articles
Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Awards a Grant to the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia
PRESS RELEASE The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation has awarded a grant to the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA) to assist in the development of “Wake up Safe,” a quality improvement…
Panel on the Perioperative Management of Patients With Cardiac Stents
A panel on the perioperative management of patients with cardiac stents was held a the International Anesthesia Research Society 82nd Congress held on March 29, 2008, in San Francisco, CA….
Israeli Exchange Program Facilitates Information Exchange
Al RothsteinMichael Lewis knows the advantages of physician visit programs. The associate professor of clinical anesthesiology and program director of anesthesiology at the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine is…
Mock Debate Held on Syringe Reuse Dangers
The APSF Committee on Technology held a mock debate on syringe reuse on May 6, 2008, in Chicago, IL. The vision of the committee was to develop material which could…
Why Don’t All Vaporizers Have an “Empty” Alarm?
Terry W. Bejot, MDDear Q&A, Since anesthesia awareness is now in the public forum, I was wondering why the non-desflurane vaporizers don’t have an “empty” alarm. Seems like an easy fix to prevent…
How Do I Handle an Isoflurane Spill?
Amanda Wilsey, CVTDear Q&A, I have been asked to come up with an emergency response plan if someone should drop a bottle of isoflurane liquid for inhalation anesthesia. Are there any published…
RAPID Response to questions from readers
Reader Ponders Relative Risks of Retrograde Arterial Flow
Linda Boan, CRNA; Dr. Michael A. Olympio, MD; Linda Boan; Steven Pregulman, MDReader Ponders Relative Risks of Retrograde Arterial Flow Several staff members are concerned that our invasive arterial monitoring kit (Hospira TRANSPAC IV), if flushed rapidly, can produce retrograde flow. An…
Letters to the Editor
Modified Calculation of the Cerebral Perfusion Pressure in a Sitting Position: Jugular Starling Resistor and Related Clinical Implications
Mindaugas Pranevicius, MD; Osvaldas Pranevicius, MD, PhDTo the Editor Recent case reports described permanent injury from global cerebral ischemia in a beach chair position.1,2 Follow-up discussion in the APSF Newsletter did not result in consensus on…
Newsletter Readers Invited to Participate in Survey on Residual Weakness in PACU
Mohamed Naguib; Aaron Kopman; Cynthia Lien; Jennifer M. Hunter; Sorin J. BrullNewsletter Readers Invited to Participate in Survey on Residual Weakness in PACU To the Editor Residual muscle weakness in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) secondary to intraoperatively administered nondepolarizing relaxants…
Reader Disappointed With APSF Newsletter
George Mychaskiw II, DO, FAAP, FACOPTo the Editor I would like to update you on events that have unfolded since the initial publication of the APSF Newsletter article by Dr. Evan Kharasch regarding generic sevoflurane….
Reader Recommends Zero Tolerance
William Higgins, CRNATo the Editor First I would like to confer my support for the APSF. An open forum is the best way to discuss and solve safety issues. Second, it is…
Anesthesia Provider Doesn’t Share Pilot’s Risk
John Danner, CRNATo the Editor Regarding the use of the metaphor of the anesthesia provider as a pilot and the notion that takeoffs and landings are like induction and emergence: In addition…
Drug Labeling Error is Reported
S. J. Law; M. DavisonTo the Editor Drug errors are common. We would like to report a drug labeling error that occurred in our department. A pediatric patient was scheduled for an elective plastics…
Don’t Forget the LMA!
Davide Cattano, MD; Ivan Kangrga, MD, PhDTo the Editor: We read with great interest several letters, editorials, and reports on airway management that appeared in the APFS Newsletters earlier this year.1,2 We think that some critical…
Announcements
APSF COT Selects Philip for New Leadership Role
Dr. Michael A. Olympio, chair of the Committee on Technology (COT), is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. James E. Philip, ME (E), MD, CCE, as the first media…
Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Donors
Corporate Donors Founding Patron ($500,000 and higher) American Society of Anesthesiologists (asahq.org) Grand Patron ($150,000 to $199,999) Anesthesia Healthcare Partners, Inc. (AHP) (ahphealthcare.com) Cardinal Health Foundation (cardinal.com) MGI Pharma, Inc….
Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Corporate Advisory Council
ANESTHESIA PATIENT SAFETY FOUNDATION George A. Schapiro, Chair APSF Executive Vice President Dan Brennan Abbott Laboratories Sean Lynch Anesthesia Healthcare Partners Cliff Rapp Anesthesiologists Professional Insurance Company Nassib G. Chamoun…
APSF NEWSLETTER
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 at Wilmington, Delaware. Annual contributor status: Individual-$100, Corporate-$500. This and any additional contributions to the Foundation are tax deductible. © Copyright, Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation, 2008.
The opinions expressed in this Newsletter are not necessarily those of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation. The APSF neither writes nor promulgates standards, and the opinions expressed herein should not be construed to constitute practice standards or practice parameters. Validity of opinions presented, drug dosages, accuracy, and completeness of content are not guaranteed by the APSF.
APSF Executive Committee:
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; Lorri A. Lee, MD; Robert C. Morell, MD; Michael A. Olympio, MD; Richard C. Prielipp, MD. Consultant to the Executive Committee: John H. Eichhorn, MD.
Newsletter Editorial Board:
Robert C. Morell, MD, Editor; Lorri A. Lee, MD, Associate Editor; Sorin J. Brull, MD; Joan Christie, MD; Jan Ehrenwerth, MD; John H. Eichhorn, MD; Rodney C. Lester, PhD, CRNA; Glenn S. Murphy, MD; Denise O’Brien, MSN, RN; Karen Posner, PhD; Andrew F. Smith, MRCP FRCA; Wilson Somerville, PhD; Jeffery Vender, MD.