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Authors: Mojca Remskar Konia, MD, PhD; Asish Abraham, MD; Janet Hume, MD, PhD; Gwen Fisher, MD Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Figure 1. Glo Germ particles inside of the elbow connector of the anesthesia circuit are shown (red arrows). Glo Germ (Flo Germ, Moab, UT) is a commercially available fluorescent marker. It consists of 5 mm […]
Read MoreDG Alerts Findings from an epidemiological and cohort study published in Brain do not support any significant causal link between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). “To date we know of no homology between severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) surface epitopes and peripheral nerve tissue. Reports of varied anti-ganglioside antibodies in association with […]
Read MoreAuthors: Cynthia Wong, BMBS; Angelique Nicolai, MD; Andrew Iskander, MD Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation SUMMARY:Letter to the editor regarding pre-filled syringes, which can look similar, particularly when the label side is facedown. We suggest utilizing different colored caps in order to quickly identify the appropriate medication. Disclaimer: Viewers of this material should review the information contained […]
Read MoreAuthors: Charles E. Cowles, Jr., MD, MBA, FASA Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Has the APSF come up with definitive recommendations regarding negative pressure operating rooms for patient who are known or suspected to have SARS-COV-2 infection? Thank you and kind regards Marshal B. Kaplan, M.D. Clinical Professor Director of Airway Management Co-Chair Performance Improvement Committee […]
Read MoreCardiac Anesthesiologist blog Myocardial infarction: severe pain, usually more than 20 min in duration. Dissecting aortic aneurysm: pain is sharp, tearing, often occurs in back. Mitral valve prolapse: transient pain, midsystolic click murmur, and young female with no risk factors. Myocarditis: pain is usually vague and mild if present. Pericarditis: pain is sharper, […]
Read MoreBy Kelly Young Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD NEJM Journal Watch Peripheral neuropathy is associated with increased mortality risk, regardless of patients’ diabetes status, according to a study in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Some 7100 U.S. adults aged 40 and older underwent monofilament testing. Roughly 27% of those with diabetes […]
Read MoreRadius Anesthesia Blog Monitored anesthesia care (MAC) refers to an anesthetic technique that involves a patient undergoing sedation without mechanical ventilatory support. [1]. During MAC, patients typically do not need such support and usually retain control of their airways; however, they are sedated throughout the procedure [2]. MAC usually requires fewer sedatives and analgesics than general anesthesia, however, patients are at risk of respiratory depression and airway obstruction because their airway is not externally secured [1]. The […]
Read MoreDG Alerts Systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease (SARD) patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) had higher risk of hospitalization, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, acute renal failure requiring renal replacement therapy, and venous thromboembolism (VTE) than comparators, but did not have higher risk of mechanical ventilation or death, according to a study published in Arthritis & Rheumatology. Additionally,the […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business News A whopping 93% of adult patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) are at a high risk of experiencing a fatal acute myocardial infarction (AMI) or stroke, according to new research published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. The study was focused on data out of Catalonia, Spain, but its findings […]
Read MoreAnesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Dear Editor: HEPA Filters. Do We Really Know Enough? The global crisis due to COVID-19 has permeated every aspect of our healthcare systems. Concerns about biohazard of (SARS-CoV-2), spread and contact transmission to patients, healthcare personnel, environment and equipment have been widespread, especially with regards to procedures that generate aerosols (AGP’s).1-3 Transmission […]
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