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ASA Monitor 2 2019, Vol.83, 52. Review of unusual patient care experiences is a cornerstone of medical education. Each month, the AQI-AIRS Steering Committee abstracts a patient history submitted to the Anesthesia Incident Reporting System (AIRS) and authors a discussion of the safety and human factors challenges involved. Real-life case histories often include multiple clinical decisions, […]
Read MoreASA Monitor 2 2019, Vol.83, 44-45. What is the most significant type of heat loss encountered by the exposed surgical patient prior to surgery? (A) Conductive (B) Radiative (C) Convective (D) Evaporative Mechanisms of heat transfer (Figure 1) should be considered when trying to prevent or reverse heat loss. Figure 1:Mechanisms of heat transfer. © 2017 […]
Read MoreAuthors: Harriet W. Hopf, M.D., F.A.S.A. et al Anesthesiology 5 2019, Vol.130, 677-679. “[E]ffective [fluid] volume may be more important than type of fluid.” Appropriate fluid management is a cornerstone of anesthetic practice.1 Unfortunately, there is disagreement as to how to translate that goal into practice. Anesthesiologists know that too much fluid may lead to complications […]
Read MoreBy MATTHEW PERRONE AP U.S. health regulators on Tuesday halted sales of a type of surgical mesh used to repair pelvic conditions in women, following years of patients’ reports of injuries and complications from the implants. The Food and Drug Administration ordered the two remaining makers of the mesh — Boston Scientific and Coloplast — […]
Read MoreEurekAlert! The World Health Organization (WHO) created the Surgical Safety Checklist over a decade ago, in an effort to reduce mortality after surgery. The BJS (British Journal of Surgery) has published a study that used a national database to look at the records of over 12 million patients. The authors were interested in the numbers of deaths before […]
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