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 are reviewing one of the featured articles from the June 2020 APSF Newsletter, “Postoperative Recurarization After Sugammadex Administration Due to the Lack of Appropriate Neuromuscular Monitoring: The Japanese Experience.” Tune in to learn more about how to keep your patients safe and strong following perioperative neuromuscular blockade.

© 2020, The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation

For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/20-postoperative-recurarization-and-sugammadex-staying-safe-and-strong/

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 to learn about what anesthesia professionals can do to help protect against cybersecurity threats. We also discuss tranexamic acid and local anesthetic administration errors including how this can occur and what steps are helpful to prevent this devastating complication. Next up is an important Rapid Response to questions from our readers. This is the case of a clogged filter on an Ambu bag during transport of an intubated patient. We wrap up with a review of several options for safely transporting patients who require manual ventilation.

© 2020, The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation

For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/19-keeping-patients-safe-txa-update-and-transportation-ventilation/

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 as we return to the APSF Novel Coronavirus Resource Center to talk about OR ventilation for patients with COVID-19. There are a lot of questions and we have some of the answers and a lot of resources for you. 

© 2020, The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation

For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/18-coronavirus-resources-or-ventilation/

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 going to dive back into the APSF 35th Anniversary Newsletter, the Jade edition with a focus on postoperative residual neuromuscular blockade. Spoiler alert: this is still a threat to patient safety today! Help is on the way with Sugammadex and new quantitative monitors of neuromuscular function. Tune in to learn more!!

© 2020, The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation

For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/17-strong-work-on-residual-neuromuscular-blockade/

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 going to dive back into the APSF 35th Anniversary Newsletter, the Jade edition with a focus on postoperative visual loss or POVL and specifically ischemic optic neuropathy or ION following spinal fusion surgery. Tune in to hear the tale of recognizing an increasing complication, working to learn so much more about it, and disseminating this knowledge along with new practice advisories to help improve patient safety and decrease the incidence of ischemic optic neuropathy following spinal fusion surgery. You do not want to miss it!

© 2020, The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation

For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/16-postoperative-vision-loss/

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 going to dive back into the 35th Anniversary APSF Newsletter, the Jade edition.  We review the original article on OR fires from 1991. The conversation heats up as we look at the article, “Surgical Fire Prevention: A Review,” that you can find in the 35th Anniversary APSF Newsletter. Tune in to learn more about the fire triangle and how to prevent this devastating event.

© 2020, The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation

For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/15-only-you-can-help-prevent-or-fires/

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 going dive into the 35th Anniversary Edition of the APSF Newsletter, the Jade edition.  We reveal behind the scenes information about the creation and production of the newsletter. In addition, we provide a 2020 update for the perioperative management for patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices. Stay tuned! It’s electrifying!! 

© 2020, The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation

For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/14-announcing-the-35th-anniversary-apsf-newsletter/

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 going to review a featured article from the June 2019 Newsletter, “Alarm fatigue and patient safety” by Keith Ruskin and James Bliss.  We hope that you tune in as we review the scope of the problem and offer some potential solutions.

© 2020, The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation

For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/13-alarm-fatigue-and-patient-safety/

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

Today on the show, I discuss the APSF Grant Recipient for 2020, Scott Segal, MD, for his winning project  “Development of Machine Learning Algorithms to Predict Difficult Airway Management.” This is an APSF/Medtronic Research Award. Segal’s project seeks to develop a facial recognition machine learning program to replace bedside tests and physical exam findings for difficult airway prediction. Tune in to learn about this project and another exciting study about a difficult airway early warning system.

© 2020, The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation

For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/12-difficult-airways-and-the-apsf-research-program/

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.

This is an APSF Newsletter archives show. Today on the show, we discuss the role of the Preoperative Assessment Clinic in terms of improving patient safety as well as operating room efficiency and surgeon and patient satisfaction. In addition, we explore the importance of preoperative anesthesia education to improve patient safety.  We hope that you will tune in!!

© 2020, The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation

For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/11-preoperative-optimization-and-patient-safety/