This article has been updated to more accurately reflect the course of events between the APSF and the AANA.
A dispute between the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) and the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) over the publication of a summary of the World Health Organization’s anesthesia practice standards has led to a rift, according to both organizations’ presidents.
Mark A. Warner, MD, the president of the APSF, released a letter over the weekend