patient safety
Assessing Fire Risk in Surgery: Why Limit Open Oxygen Delivery to 30%?
Surgical fires continue to cause preventable morbidity and mortality despite educational efforts and ...
MAY 21, 2025
The Impact of Technology and Medication Shortages on Patient Safety
Emily Methangkool, MD, discusses how both technology (such as artificial intelligence) and medication shortages can ...
APRIL 25, 2025
Automated OR Technology Can Help Reduce Cognitive Overload and Human Error
Being an anesthesiologist is a stressful and complex job. One must think quickly and juggle multiple tasks ...
MARCH 24, 2025
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
To Promote Patient Safety, Don’t Criminalize Medical Errors
Criminalizing unintended errors during anesthesia administration could drive up malpractice costs and cause ...
JANUARY 15, 2025
Wiretap Laws: Relevance to Clinical Practice and Patient Safety
Here, we summarize the various states’ wiretap laws and the remedies or punishments that can be exacted for ...
NOVEMBER 23, 2024
Standardizing OR Handoffs Improves Staff Communication, Patient Safety
Although standardized OR handoffs have been proven to provide effective communication between staff, protocols are ...
AUGUST 28, 2024
If Looks Could Kill: Anesthetic Implications of Cosmetic Enhancements
Nonsurgical cosmetic enhancements such as neurotoxins, eyelash extensions, gel manicures, or permanent jewelry, ...
AUGUST 16, 2024
Don’t Go It Alone: Surviving the Lawsuits and Supporting Anesthesia’s Second Victims
In the spring of 2014, Christopher Conley, MD, met with Robbie and his parents one last time before the 19-year-old ...
JULY 3, 2024
Experts Discuss APSF Recommendations on Perioperative Hemodynamic Instability
Although perioperative hemodynamic instability has long been associated with poor outcomes in patients, there ...
JANUARY 10, 2024
Drug Waste Reduction and Improving Patient Safety in the Hospital Setting: Quantifying the Problem and Implementing Real-World Solutions
This Special Report reviews the need for product size optimization at the hospital level; describes the available ...
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Perioperative Brain Health: A Patient Safety Priority All Anesthesia Professionals Must Address
Perioperative brain health is a particular concern for older patients, families, and caregivers.
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
