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 28, 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 ...
MAY 2, 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 21, 2025
To Promote Patient Safety, Don’t Criminalize Medical Errors
Criminalizing unintended errors during anesthesia administration could drive up malpractice costs and cause ...
JANUARY 21, 2025
If Looks Could Kill: Anesthetic Implications of Cosmetic Enhancements
Nonsurgical cosmetic enhancements such as neurotoxins, eyelash extensions, gel manicures, or permanent jewelry, ...
AUGUST 23, 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 12, 2024
Cannabis Use Disorder and Perioperative Outcomes: A Growing Concern
The increasing prevalence and legalization of cannabis use have raised important questions about its impact on ...
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
A Spike Through the Heart of the Matter
We read with great interest the recent announcement from the U.S. Pharmacopeia that it has revised its policy ...
MARCH 17, 2023
At US Hospitals, a Drug Mix-Up Is Just a Few Keystrokes Away
Computerized medication cabinets are the way almost every U.S. hospital manages, tracks, and distributes dozens to ...
MAY 10, 2022
Foundation Seeks Answers on Reducing Perioperative Opioid-Related Harms
A recently formed advisory group of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation aims to expand understanding and ...
APRIL 11, 2022
An Outpatient Joint Replacement Program at a Trauma Hospital During the COVID-19 Pandemic
What are the anesthesia implications for total joint replacement as outpatient surgery in otherwise healthy ...
JANUARY 12, 2022
Pointing Fingers: Verbosity of Patient Safety Narratives Is Associated With Attribution of Blame
Reports on patient safety incidents are commonly employed to describe events that compromise safety.
DECEMBER 15, 2021
