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Author: Elliott S. Greene, MD Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Introduction In U.S. acute care hospitals, 3.2% of patients develop one or more health care-associated infections (HAIs) resulting in increased patient morbidity, mortality, duration of hospitalization, and health care costs.1 Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) are the most common etiology of HAI and these can occur with central […]
Read MoreAuthors: Caroline Thomas, MD; Jennifer M. Banayan, MD Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Vol 37 No 01 Feb 2022 Background Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by persistent deficits in communication and social interaction and is often associated with the presence of stereotypic or repetitive behaviors.1 The incidence of autism in the United States is increasing and […]
Read MoreAuthors: Monica Hoagland, MD et al Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Foreign body ingestions are common events among pediatric patients. Button battery ingestions are particularly dangerous. Although the incidence of button battery ingestions has not changed over the last 30 years,1 the rates of emergency department visits, major morbidity, and mortality have risen dramatically since the introduction […]
Read MoreAuthors: Patty Reilly, CRNA; Matthew B. Weinger, MD; Brian Thomas, JD Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation SUMMARY STATEMENTS ON CLINICIAN BURNOUT AND WELL-BEING: A failure to address the crisis of clinician burnout and degraded well-being will be costly to clinicians, patients, and health care organizations. Clinician burnout is a significant patient safety issue (unhappy, unhealthy clinicians […]
Read MoreAuthor: Daniel J. Cole, MD Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Dan Cole, MD, has recently been elected as APSF President and has been a major contributor on the APSF Board of Directors for years. He has a long history of strong dedication to perioperative patient safety and is a pioneer in the field of brain health. […]
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