“No Read” Errors Related to Prefilled Syringes

APSF Newsletter, June 2018

Prefilled syringes provide considerable benefit to anesthesia professionals including sterility, convenience, affordability, and perceived safety.1 At our institution, we use syringes from multiple manufacturers and have realized several of the…

Why Do the Gauss Lines Matter?

APSF Newsletter, June 2016

Anesthesia equipment within the MRI suite is exposed to powerful static, gradient (pulsed), and radiofrequency electromagnetic fields.1-3 We describe the potentially lethal failure of an Aestiva MRI anesthesia ventilator (Aestiva/5…

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