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Authors: George Tewfik, MD, MBA, FASA, CPE, MSBA et al Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Volume 38, No. 1 • February 2023 A CASE VIGNETTE After hearing the overhead page for emergency anesthesia help, an anesthesia professional rushed to the operating room with an Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) case in progress. On arrival, she noted an […]
Read MoreAuthors: Khoa Tran, MD; Ashraf Sedra, MD; Joseph Szokol, MD, JD, MBA Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Volume 38, No. 1 • February 2023 INTRODUCTION It has now been over 20 years since the Institute of Medicine published the paradigm-changing report “To Err is Human,” which concluded that as many as 98,000 deaths occurred in hospitals each […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Gong, Selena BhSc et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(2):p 251-261, February 2023. BACKGROUND: Several frailty screening tools have been shown to predict mortality and complications after surgery. However, these tools were developed for in-person evaluation and cannot be used during virtual assessments before surgery. The FRAIL (fatigue, resistance, ambulation, illness, and loss of weight) scale […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Morriss, Wayne W. MBChB, FANZCA*; Enright, Angela C. MB, FRCPC† Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(2):p 227-229, February 2023. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has focused attention on the anesthesia workforce around the world. In many countries, anesthesiologists have had to work in critical care units as well as the operating room, and deficiencies in […]
Read MoreAuthor: Patrick Guffey MD, MHA Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Volume 38, No. 1 • February 2023 INTRODUCTION TO ANESTHESIA INCIDENT REPORTING SYSTEM (AIRS) The Anesthesia Incident Reporting System (AIRS) was created specifically to detect rare and novel adverse events that occur in national health care systems in the perioperative period. Events may encompass equipment malfunctions, medication […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: James Xie, MD; Jonathan Barnett, MD; Gary Banks; Jessica Hoke Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Volume 37, No. 3 • October 2022 Dear Rapid Response: Transporting patients is a high-risk process, accounting for up to 5% of pediatric anesthesia adverse events.1 Studies have identified respiratory and airway adverse events as some of the most common complications, along […]
Read MoreAuthors: Rosero, Eric B. MD, MSc et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(2):p 218-226, February 2023. Abstract With increasing implantation of coronary artery stents over the past 2 decades, it is inevitable that anesthesiologists practicing in the outpatient setting will need to determine whether these patients are suitable for procedures at a free-standing ambulatory surgery center […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Salaün, Jean-Philippe MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(2):p 240-250, February 2023. BACKGROUND: One in 7 children will need general anesthesia (GA) before the age of 3. Brain toxicity of anesthetics is controversial. Our objective was to clarify whether exposure of GA to the developing brain could lead to lasting behavioral and structural brain […]
Read MoreAuthor: Paul A. Lefebvre, JD Anesthesia Patent Safety Foundation Volume 38, No. 1 • February 2023 INTRODUCTION With advancements in minimally invasive procedures and a desire to meet the needs of an ever-changing patient population, anesthesia professionals are increasingly asked to provide services outside the traditional operating room environment.1,2 Our medical professional liability company is actively monitoring […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Jonathan E. Charnin, MD, FASA et al Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Volume 37, No. 3 • October 2022 SUMMARY:Evidence-based, basic infection control measures implemented effectively in the anesthesia work area can generate substantial reductions in pathogen transmission and surgical site infection development. These measures are indicated to improve patient safety. In this brief review, we […]
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