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Authors: George Tewfik, MD, MBA, FASA, CPE, MSBA et al Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Oct 2022 SUMMARY:The use of the post anesthesia care unit (PACU) as an intensive care unit (ICU) is a decision that can be made to accommodate overflow patients that require critical care. There are numerous risks and benefits to this alternate […]
Read MoreAuthors: Molly Kraus, MD; Karl Poterack, MD Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Oct 2022 In May of 2022, a former Vanderbilt nurse was convicted of gross neglect of an impaired adult and criminally negligent homicide for the death of her patient in 2017. While she had intended to give her patient midazolam (Versed) for sedation during […]
Read MoreAuthors: Chelsea Altinger Casey, MD; Christopher J. Malgieri, MD ASA Monitor November 2022, Vol. 86, 36. We’ve all heard the parable of the boiling frog. If you put a frog into boiling water, it will jump out. But if you place it in tepid water and slowly raise the temperature, you get a boiled frog. The frog […]
Read MoreAuthors: Jeffrey Cooper, PhD; Brian Thomas, JD; Elizabeth Rebello, Rph, MD, FASA, CPPS, CMQ; Paul Lefebvre, JD; Karen Feinstein PhD, MSW; Lynn Reede, DNP, MBA, CRNA, FNAP; Seema Kumbhat, MD; Steven Greenberg, MD, FCCP, FCCM Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation October 2022 Almost five years ago, Charlene Murphey, a patient at Vanderbilt Medical Center, died from […]
Read MoreAPSF Criminalization of Error Task Force: Jeffrey Cooper, PhD; Brian J. Thomas, JD; Elizabeth Rebello, MD; Paul Lefebvre, JD; Karen Wolk Feinstein, PhD; Lynn Reede, DNP, MBA, CRNA, FNAP; Seema Kumbhat, MD; Steven Greenberg, MD, FCCP, FCCM Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation October 2022 SUMMARY:Preventable harm, from the systems of care intended to improve health, continues […]
Read MoreAuthor: Kelly Wolfgang ASA Monitor November 2022, Vol. 86, 30. According to Amr Abouleish, MD, Vice Chair of Faculty Development and Professor of Anesthesiology at University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine, productivity measurements are imperative for quantifying the quality and value of anesthesia work being performed. “Leaders want to see an objective measurement of […]
Read MoreAuthor: Arnoley S. Abcejo, MD ASA Monitor November 2022, Vol. 86, 44. Concussion, or mild traumatic brain injury, results from a physical blow to the head, often synonymous with post-injury concussive symptoms such as headache, cognitive impairment, and sleep disturbance. Our understanding of this disease has grown rapidly over the last two decades. We know that […]
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Read MoreASA Monitor November 2022, Vol. 86, 32. UpToDate® and ASA Monitor are collaborating to present select content abstracts on “What’s New in Anesthesiology.” UpToDate is an evidence-based, clinical support resource used worldwide by healthcare practitioners to make decisions at the point of care. For complete, current “What’s New” content, or to become a subscriber for full content […]
Read MoreAuthor: Nina Deutsch, MD ASA Monitor November 2022, Vol. 86, 19. Since its founding in 1986, the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA) has long been an advocate for its members and their pediatric patients. Through its education efforts, research grant awards, and professional development programs, SPA has supported a multifaceted approach to improve the perioperative care […]
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