Caring safely for patients with pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators depends on getting a few things right: identifying the device, knowing how it is programmed, anticipating electromagnetic interference, and having a plan before the first incision.

Medication errors are particularly common in the perioperative setting, where patients undergo multiple handoffs and transitions of care while sedated or anesthetized. Many studies of the nature and causes of…

Intraoperative anesthesia handovers (IAH) are common in longer and complex cases and are often used to accommodate work-hour regulations and shift-based staffing schedules. Transfer of patient care responsibilities between anesthesia…

Jehovah’s Witnesses recently announced an important change in their guidance regarding blood transfusion. As of September 18, 2026, decisions regarding transfusion of donor red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma, or platelets are…

The grant programs by the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF), in addition to a joint program with the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER), received 31 Letters of Intent from 27 institutions across the United States and Canada during the…

Postoperative delirium (POD) is common in older surgical patients and is associated with adverse long-term outcomes, including functional impairment, dementia, and cognitive decline. Whether this association represents causation versus correlation…