Dear SIRS
APSF Newsletter, Fall 2007
As our description of the Dear SIRS column states, “The purpose of this column is to allow expeditious communication of technology-related safety concerns . . . with input and responses…
Alarm Requires Selection of Heart Rate Source
APSF Newsletter, Summer 2007
I am a CRNA with 13 years of experience. I never had a problem with a pulse oximeter until I encountered the Datex-Ohmeda Cardiocap 5. I was accustomed to a…
Can Soda Lime Canisters Spread MRSA?
APSF Newsletter, Spring 2007
A question has come up that no one seems to be able to answer. It pertains to the possible spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the operating room. Should…
Reader Seeks Standards for Equipment Check
APSF Newsletter, Winter 2006
I am a retired member of the ASA. I am involved in Q/A in the Department of Anesthesia of Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston, NC. We have found that there…
Is an In-line Oxygen Monitor Still Necessary
APSF Newsletter, Fall 2006
I am medical director of a free-standing surgery center. One of our anesthesia machines has a non-functioning O2 sensor. We have an older Ohmeda Excel 110. Our biomedical person claims…
Line Isolation Still Important
APSF Newsletter, Summer 2006
Has there been a change in the recommended use of line isolation monitors? We had an alarm today and we were told by our engineering department to essentially ignore it,…