medical errors
More Consistency Needed in Labeling to Reduce Medical Errors
In a time-crunched hospital environment, a lack of consistency regarding labeling increases the risk for drug ...
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
When Never Means Sometimes: Exploring Reasons Behind Catheter Guidewire Retention
Guidewire retention during central venous catheter insertion is considered a “never event,” but this ...
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
A Note on the Role of Hypoxia and Catastrophic Sedation Errors
A community anesthesiologist with experience in thousands of upper endoscopic procedures shares his perspective on ...
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
A Note on Catastrophic Sedation Errors
I was shocked to read the descriptions of oversedation and dangerous anesthesia practices depicted in the April ...
MAY 7, 2021
Reporting Medication Errors Increased Over Last 20 Years
Chicago—When it comes to medication errors in general anesthesia, more clinicians than ever are reporting ...
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
Structured Handoff Improves Info Transfer And Physician Satisfaction
Boston—Although a primary source of medical errors, handoffs between the ICU and the operating room (OR) can ...
APRIL 4, 2018
ACCRaC Ep 73: On Medical Practice Liability
In this episode of ACCRaC, Jed Wolpaw, MD, discusses medical liability with Darrell Ranum, vice president of ...
FEBRUARY 23, 2018
The Right Systems, Not ‘The Right Stuff,’ Can Reduce Anesthesia Errors
Austin, Texas—Incorporating design principles into the anesthesiology workspace is crucial to reducing ...
NOVEMBER 4, 2017
Achieving Ecological Sustainability In Anesthesiology
Damages from health-sector pollution are on the same order of magnitude as lives lost each year from preventable ...
FEBRUARY 16, 2017
