Authors: Ying Eva Lu-Boettcher, MD; Rahul Koka, MD Anesthesia Safety Patient Foundation Volume 39, No. 3 DEFINITION AND RATES A medication error is “a failure in the treatment process that leads to, or has the potential to lead to, harm to the patient.”1 In general, perioperative medication errors are under-reported. Rates of medication errors are difficult […]

Authors: Sun-Kyung Park, M.D., Ph.D. et al  Anesthesiology October 2024. Background Electroencephalogram burst suppression can be associated with postoperative delirium; however, the results of relevant studies are discrepant. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the association between intraoperative burst suppression and postoperative delirium in adult surgical patients. Methods PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, Google Scholar, […]

Author: Fu-Shan Xue, M.D. et al  Anesthesiology November 2024, Vol. 141, 1022–1023. To the Editor: By conducting a monocentric, randomized, controlled, assessor- and patient-blinded clinical trial of 136 patients who underwent major surgery, Léger et al.  compared the effects of opioid-free anesthesia and standard anesthesia protocols on the quality of recovery assessed by the Quality of Recovery-15 (QoR-15) […]

Author: Yuki Kuruma, MD Anesthesia Safety Patient Foundation Volume 39, No. 3 DEAR RAPID RESPONSE: In 2013, my colleagues and I reported a case of hypoventilation to the APSF Newsletter due to a massive leak from a defective Drägersorb disposable absorbent canister (CLIC®) (Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA, Lübeck, Germany), which was replaced during surgery while using the Fabius […]

We are seeking a dedicated anesthesia care team to join our new anesthesia care team contract at Riverview Regional Medical Center.  Gadsden is a town of over 100,000 people that is located 1 hour from Birmingham AL and 2 hours from Atlanta GA. Position Highlights: Anesthesiologist call is 1:3 Competitive salary of $500,000 plus benefits. […]

We are seeking a dedicated anesthesiologist to join our all-anesthesiologist group. Our team will consist of 4 full-time providers and 1 for vacation relief, managing 3 operating rooms. Position Highlights: Zero call for 3 weeks, followed by 1 week of call without daytime work only call after 7 PM therefore you may not work the […]

Authors: Henry Rosenberg, MD et al Anesthesia Safety Patient Foundation Volume 39, No. 3 Summary:This article discusses a recent malignant hyperthermia (MH) case and addresses ways in which anesthesiologists can improve patient care in the management of the syndrome beyond the operating room. We introduce a concept called the “4C’s of MH Management.” INTRODUCTION As […]

Authors: Jonathan Charnin, MD, FASA et al Anesthesia Safety Patient Foundation Volume 39, No. 3 Anesthesia professionals have consistently been leaders in patient safety and have long recognized the importance of hand hygiene in the anesthesia workspace.1 Hand contamination is associated with pathogen transmission across multiple anesthesia workspace reservoirs, and genome analysis of bacteria cultured from […]

Authors: Pankaj Jain, MD et al  Anesthesiology October 2024. Background Drug shortages are a frequent challenge in current clinical practice. Certain drugs, (e.g., protamine) lack alternatives and inadequate supplies can limit access to services. Conventional protamine dosing uses heparin ratio-based calculations for heparin reversal following CPB and may result in excess protamine utilization, and potential […]

Author: Patsy Newitt Becker’s ASC Review Freestanding ASC claims accounted for almost half of all anesthesia-related malpractice cases, according to a recent study published in the International Anesthesia Research Society journal that analyzed anesthesia malpractice claims. The study analyzed 212 ASC and 286 hospital operating room claims from 2015 to 2022 that involved an anesthesia provider responsible […]