Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety.

Whether you are cycling the blood pressure cuff or placing an arterial line, it is vital to monitor the blood pressure closely during anesthesia care. What happens when patients experience hypotension during the perioperative period? Tune in to learn more about the associations between hypotension and postoperative mortality, myocardial injury and ischemia, acute kidney injury, and delirium. Plus, we have exclusive content on the show today from our featured article author, Daniel Sessler, the Chair of the Department of Outcomes Research at the Anesthesiology Institute at the Cleveland Clinic. 

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For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/70-perioperative-hypotension-and-postoperative-mortality/

Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety.

Today is the final show in our four part series on the 2021 APSF Stoelting Conference, “Clinician Safety, To Care is Human.” We are answering some questions from the audience at the conference and discussing some calls to action that came out of the conference. Join us today for exclusive content from Della Lin and Josh Lea, two of the ASPF Board of Director Members who spoke at the conference and have a vision for clinician wellbeing going forward.

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For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/69-lets-build-on-the-momentum-stoelting-conference-2021-wrap-up/

Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety.

We have talked about the problems related to clinician safety and wellbeing recently. Join us today as we offer potential solutions. There is so much that departments, private practices, healthcare organizations, and societies can do to help support clinician wellbeing and there is so much that we can learn from other industries. Plus, you don’t want to miss behind the scenes takes with Michael Gropper, the Chair of the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care at the University of California and San Francisco.  

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For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/68-tackling-the-problem-of-clinician-safety/

Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety.

Tune in today for the second episode in our series on the APSF 2021 Stoelting Conference: Clinician Safety, To Care is Human. Join us to learn all about barriers and facilitators of clinician wellbeing with a focus on organizational factors, societal and governmental factors, mental health, finding purpose at work, and considerations for trainee wellness. Plus, we have special guest Dan Cole, the new president of the APSF, on the show today. Spoiler alert: Cole discusses what he hopes to see going forward with anesthesia patient safety!

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For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/67-barriers-and-facilitators-to-clinician-wellbeing-part-2/

Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety. 

Join us today for a special bonus episode all about how you can get the most out of Anesthesiology 2021. We discuss APSF featured events, patient safety sessions that contribute to patient safety CME for MOCA, and ways to contribute to APSF! We would love to see you inperson at booth 2117 or virtually by tagging us @APSForg.

© 2021, The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation

For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/66-bonus-episode-patient-safety-at-anesthesiology-2021/

Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety.

Tune in today for the first episode in our series on the APSF 2021 Stoelting Conference: Clinician Safety, To Care is Human. Join us to learn all about defining the problem of clinician safety with a focus on how this relates to patient safety. Plus, we have special guest Jina Sinskey from UCSF on the show to provide some insights from the conference that you do not want to miss.

© 2021, The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation

For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/65-clinician-safety-to-care-is-human-part-1/

Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety.

Join us on the Labor and Delivery floor today as we talk about a threat to parturient safety, Postpartum Peripheral Nerve Injuries. Thank you to our guest today, Emery McCrory, for her contributions to the show today.  One of the big takeaways is to make sure that patients with lower extremity nerve injuries can ambulate safely with their infant prior to discharge home from the hospital. 

© 2021, The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation

For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/64-be-prepared-for-peripartum-peripheral-nerve-injuries/

Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety.

Today on the show, we review perioperative considerations for patients with cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) from Episode #9 that includes the following: Pacemakers, Implantable cardioverter defibrillators or ICDs, and cardiac resynchronization therapy or CRT. We also take a listen to the 2020 update for patients with some of the newer and smaller devices from Episode #14 as well. Tune in for an electrifying show.

© 2021, The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation

For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/63-cardiovascular-implantable-electronic-devices-revisited/

Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety.

Today, we are taking about the safe use of manifolds for IV medication administration in the operating room. Then, we dive into cases of malignant hyperthermia that survived without dantrolene therapy. Our discussion involves a review of the MH cases, MH resources, important articles, treatment options, and the Clinical Grading Scale. This is a Category 6 show that is “almost certain” to provide vital information to help keep patients safe during anesthesia care.

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© 2021, The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation

For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/62-manifolds-and-malignant-hyperthermia-oh-my/

Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety.

We are turning up the flows once again. Join us as we review considerations for the use of High-Flow Nasal Oxygen (HFNO) with an emphasis on the benefits during difficult airway management balanced against the potential for increased fire risk. Spoiler alert: more research, reporting, education, and innovation is needed in this area before we see more routine use of high-flow nasal oxygen in the OR. 

© 2021, The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation

For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/61-anesthesia-patient-safety-triple-threat/