APSF News & Updates
Concerns with Perioperative Testing for the COVID-19 Virus
July 30, 2020
We read with enthusiasm the timely press release: The ASA and APSF Joint Statement on Perioperative Testing for the COVID-19 Virus. The authors recommend that patients should…
Apixaban (Eliquis®) – Drug-Drug-Interaction Considerations in COVID-19 Patients with Coagulation Abnormalities
July 29, 2020
One of the most concerning developments in the ongoing and devastating worldwide COVID-19 pandemic is the emergence of serious and even life-threatening thrombotic complications…
Patient Safety should be the first priority in any healthcare setting, especially during a pandemic. But is it?
July 27, 2020
The current COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented and being such, it is ushering in change and requiring us as a nation to think on our feet and make things up as we go. Hospitals as a whole have heightened scrutiny…
TopMedTalk Speaks with APSF Newsletter Editor-in-Chief and Board Member Steven Greenberg MD, FCCP, FCCM
July 15, 2020
TopMedTalk hosts Desiree Chappell and Monty Mythen chatted with our own Steven Greenberg to highlight the efforts of the APSF during the COVID-19 pandemic. TopMedTalk describes itself as “the latest…
Can Controlled or Powered Air Purifying Respirators be Safely Used in the Operating Room during the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Review Article
July 15, 2020
As of July 2020, there have been over 3.1 million people diagnosed with COVID-19 and over 132,000 deaths in the United States. It is widely known that screening and diagnostic tests are sparse…
The Hidden Victims: A Case Series of Effects of the Pandemic on Patients without COVID-19
July 8, 2020
Since the first COVID-19 diagnosis in the United States in mid-January of 2020, there has been a rapid increase in the incidence of the disease and deaths from it. The United States now leads the world with the largest number of confirmed cases…
