APSF News & Updates
SHEA Podcast Features APSF Board Member Richard Prielipp MD: Infection Prevention Adjustments for the Anesthesia Provider with the APSF
July 6, 2020
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) interviewed APSF Board Member Richard Prielipp, MD, MBA as a part of their “The COVID-19 Allies in Prevention” Podcast Series. In this…
Safety and Drug-Drug Interaction Considerations for Double Concentrated 2% Propofol
July 3, 2020
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and an unexpectedly high sedative requirement in effected mechanically ventilated patients, many manufacturers are experiencing shortages of propofol 1% (Diprivan)…
A Solution to Medication Error Related to the Similar Appearance of Prefilled Syringes
July 2, 2020
We read with great interest the publication of the letter “Medication Error Related to Look-Alike Prefilled Syringes”, a letter which was a response to the letter previously published entitled “’No Read’ Errors Related to Prefilled Syringes”…
ASA-APSF Joint Statement on the Necessity of Wearing Face Masks in Public
June 30, 2020
The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) strongly urge all persons over the age of 2 to cover their nose and mouth with a…
AORN, ASA, and APSF Clarification of Powered Air-Purifying Respirator (PAPR) Use in the Operating Room and Other Procedural Areas in Which Sterile Fields are Present
June 30, 2020
A number of facilities in the US were misinterpreting the AORN guidelines on PAPR use and denying anesthesia professionals and other operating personnel who failed to be satisfactorily fit-tested with…
Surveillance monitoring on hospital wards – what do the results of the PRODIGY trial tell us?
June 18, 2020
The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) has been the preeminent organization raising awareness of the dangers of postoperative opioid induced respiratory depression (OIRD), with its first conference on this preventable…
