APSF News & Updates
June 2020 APSF Newsletter
June 15, 2020
The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation is pleased to announce the release of the June 2020 APSF Newsletter.
The intubateCOVID Global Registry Describes Risk of COVID-19 Outcomes in Healthcare Workers following Tracheal Intubation of Patients with COVID-19
June 11, 2020
A global registry of healthcare workers who intubated patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 resulted in a prospective multicenter international cohort study which described a 3.1% risk of new lab-confirmed…
ISMP Shares Announcement Neuromuscular Blocking Agents Will Not Carry Safety Alert Caps Due to COVID-19 Demand
June 5, 2020
In their June 4, 2020 Newsletter, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) announces vials of vecuronium bromide and rocuronium bromide will temporarily not carry the warning statement atop the…
Electroconvulsive Therapy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Suggested Practices for Patient and Clinician Safety at a Single Institution with Severe Community Transmission
June 4, 2020
The need for Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), which is life-saving for many patients with refractory psychosis and/or major depression,1 continues throughout the pandemic. Given the penetrance of…
APSF Statement on Inequality and Patient Safety
June 3, 2020
The APSF stands with other medical societies in denouncing racism, race-related violence, and discrimination in all their forms. Inequity threatens patient safety by undermining the health, well-being, and cohesion of…
The Use of Personal Protective Equipment by Anesthesia Professionals during the COVID-19 Pandemic
June 3, 2020
The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF), American Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants (AAAA) and American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) believe that the safety…
