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AUTHORS: Epstein, Richard H. MD, FASA et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(2):p 306-312, August 2023. BACKGROUND: In a recent study, rapid response team implementation at 1 hospital was associated with only a 0.1% reduction in inpatient mortality from 2005 to 2018, characterized in the accompanying editorial as a “tepid” improvement. The editorialist postulated that an increase […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Uffman, Joshua C. MD, MBA et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(4):p 882-886, October 2023. BACKGROUND: The number of adolescents and adults identifying as trans or gender-diverse is increasing. The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and “other” (LGBTQ+) population is recognized as a marginalized health care population. This retrospective study sought to investigate demographic trends in […]
Read MoreAuthor: Patrick Guffey MD, MHA Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Vol 38 Issue 1 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 errors, and […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Fuller, Skylar L. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia July 14, 2023. BACKGROUND: Global medical education is gradually moving toward more comprehensive implementations of a competency-based education (CBE) model. Elimination of standard time-based training and adoption of time-variable training (competency-based time-variable training [CB-TVT]) is one of the final stages of implementation of CBE. While […]
Read MoreAuthors: George Tewfik, MD, MBA, FASA, CPE, MSBA et al Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Vol 38 Issue 1 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 asleep patient […]
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