APSF Newsletter, June 2025
Nihon Kohden provides miniaturized carbon dioxide (CO2) sensors for mainstream CO2 analysis in both intubated and nonintubated patients. They offer two distinct models for…
APSF Newsletter, October 2024
In 2013, my colleagues and I reported a case of hypoventilation to the APSF Newsletter due to a massive leak from a defective Drägersorb disposable absorbent canister…
APSF Newsletter, June 2024
Since the 1970s, the pulse oximeter (PO) has enabled noninvasive continuous assessment of arterial blood oxygenation as well as pulse rate. The pulse estimate is derived from…
APSF Newsletter, February 2024
Quantitative neuromuscular blockade monitoring (QNMT) is strongly recommended by the ASA and APSF and can be accomplished with several commercially available devices. The basic principle is…
APSF Newsletter, October 2023
Recently at our institution, toward the end of a laparotomy, a puzzling event occurred. As a radiofrequency detection wand (Medtronic Situate™ Detection System X, New Haven, CT ) was waved over the abdomen…
APSF Newsletter, October 2023
Intraoperative equipment failures are increasingly rare events, but may cause serious harm based on an analysis of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Closed Claims database…
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