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Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation March 2018 Authors: Richard C. Prielipp, MD, MBA, and David J. Birnbach, MD, MPH Richard C. Prielipp, MD, MBA, FCCM, professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Minnesota, introduced this provocative and timely topic on October 21, 2017, at the ASA Annual Meeting by noting that two million hospitalized patients develop […]
Read MoreAnesthesia Patient Safety Foundation March 2018 Author: Steven Greenberg, MD, FCCP, FCCM A substantial number of preventable deaths and other adverse events are associated with opioid-induced ventilatory impairment (OIVI).1 In fact, opioids are the most common category of drugs prescribed in U.S. hospitals today and the second most common category (hormone and synthetic substitutes being the […]
Read MoreAnesthesia Patient Safety Foundation March 2018 By Paige Minemyer | Costs related to the opioid epidemic have skyrocketed since 2001. The opioid epidemic has cost more than $1 trillion since 2001—an amount that is expected to continue to grow over the next several years. Altarum, a nonprofit health research and consulting institute, analyzed the cost of the opioid crisis in additional […]
Read MoreBritish Journal of Anesthesia March 20018 Volume 120, Issue 3, Pages 469–474 Authors: P. Frykholm et al Abstract The current guidelines for preoperative fasting recommend intervals of 6, 4, and 2 h (6–4–2) of fasting for solids, breast milk, and clear fluids, respectively. The objective is to minimize the risk of pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents, but […]
Read MoreAuthors: Lorri A. Lee, MD; Karen L. Posner, PhD; and Karen B. Domino, MD, MPH Postoperative opioid-induced ventilatory impairment (OIVI) is a preventable cause of high severity injuries to patients and many organizations have focused efforts on this patient safety issue over the last two decades. Progress has been slow in this arena because […]
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