APSF Newsletter, June 2019
Dear Rapid Response: The American Society of Anesthesiologists standards for basic anesthetic monitoring require that all patients receiving an anesthetic have arterial blood pressure monitored, at a minimum frequency of…
APSF Newsletter, June 2019
Dear Rapid Response: Lighted stylets are an important component of the ASA Difficult Airway Algorithm.1 Particularly useful in patients with blood or secretions in the airway, lightwands are also helpful…
APSF Newsletter, June 2019
Dear Rapid Response: At our institution, we recently encountered an issue with our HVAC system that left the operating room humidity at approximately 70%. Our operating rooms were closed because…
APSF Newsletter, June 2019
Dear Rapid Response: A little more than a year ago, I was on-call at a mid-sized Florida community hospital. The facility was building a new wing for interventional procedures that…
APSF Newsletter, June 2019
RAPID Response Article: Monitoring Gaps In this issue of the Newsletter, Dr. Sheron McLean describes a challenge to designing monitoring displays and alerts. Specifically, Dr. McLean identifies the potential for…
APSF Newsletter, October 2018
We are writing to describe an incident we experienced involving a central line kit that has implications for patient safety. The case involved a 70-year-old morbidly obese patient scheduled for…