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Uncategorized Published - 16 June, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Medication Safety: An Important APSF Initiative Revisited

Author: Tricia Meyer, PharmD Medication errors have been estimated to occur in approximately 5% of medication administrations during surgery with a large majority of them being preventable.1 High-quality evidence-based literature on preventative measures is limited. Medication utilization in the perioperative area is fundamentally different from the typical hospital patient care units. The anesthesia professional is the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 16 June, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Spotlight on Infection Prevention: Safe Injection Practices

Author: Terri Lee Roberts, BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC Safe injection practices are part of Standard Precautions, providing for patient safety and health care provider protections. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), syringe reuse and misuse of medication vials over the past decade have resulted in dozens of infectious outbreaks and the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 June, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Ramped Position Not Superior to Sniffing Position for Intubating Critical Care Patients

Authors: Semler MW et al., Chest 2017 May 6; In this study of intensive care unit patients, the ramped position did not reduce rates of desaturation, and it increased the difficulty of intubation. These authors performed a multicenter randomized trial to compare the ramped versus the sniffing position for intubating intensive care unit (ICU) patients. A total of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 June, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Predicting Perioperative Transfusion in Elective Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: A Validated Predictive Model

Authors: Josephine To, B.Pharm. et al Anesthesiology published on June 1, 2017. Background: Preoperative anemia is a significant predictor of perioperative erythrocyte transfusion in elective arthroplasty patients. However, interactions with other patient and procedure characteristics predicting transfusion requirements have not been well studied. Methods: Patients undergoing elective primary total hip arthroplasty or total knee arthroplasty at a tertiary […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 June, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Accuracy of Capillary and Arterial Whole Blood Glucose Measurements Using a Glucose Meter in Patients under General Anesthesia in the Operating Room

Authors: Brad S. Karon, M.D., Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology published on June 1, 2017 Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of a glucose meter with surgical patients under general anesthesia in the operating room. Methods: Glucose measurements were performed intraoperatively on 368 paired capillary and arterial whole blood samples using a Nova StatStrip […]

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