RAPID Response to questions from readers
(formerly Dear SIRS)
Articles Between Issues:September 9, 2020
Ischemic spinal cord injury is a significant complication of thoracic aortic aneurysm repair, presenting as transient or permanent paresis or paralysis…
APSF Newsletter, February 2021
Dear RAPID Response: A 4.3kg 6-week-old patient was in the operating room (OR) for repair of a ventricular septal defect. After a minor adjustment in table height using the pendant…
APSF Newsletter, February 2021
Positive pressure, where the pressure in the operating room is greater than the adjacent areas, is the typical approach to OR ventilation. This approach is employed to prevent…
APSF Newsletter, February 2021
Dear RAPID Response: I read your safety guidelines often for answers, but I could not find one that addresses the question of what types of procedures should be done when…
APSF Newsletter, February 2021
The global crisis due to COVID-19 has permeated every aspect of our healthcare systems. Concerns about biohazard of (SARS-CoV-2), spread and contact transmission to patients, healthcare personnel…
APSF Newsletter, October 2020
In the spring of 2004, the APSF Newsletter published a groundbreaking article entitled “Misplaced Valve Poses Potential Hazard” as the inaugural contribution to the Dear SIRS (now RAPID Response) column….