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Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety.  Tune in today as we head into the court room to discuss FDA regulations, off-label use, informed consent, and liability for anesthesia professionals. If you are hesitant to turn down the flows when using Sevoflurane due to the FDA recommendations, then you do not want to miss this show! Spoiler alert: negligence claims against anesthesia professionals for off-label use of medications during anesthesia care are uncommon. © 2022, The Anesthesia Patient Safety FoundationFor show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/111-off-label-drug-use-during-anesthesia-care/

Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety.  We are turning the volume up and the flows down today as we discuss how to keep patients safe during low-flow anesthesia. Spoiler alert: Low-flow anesthesia is safe with knowledge of the circle system, appropriate fresh gas flows and vaporizer concentrations for the patient, and continuous monitoring of oxygen and anesthetic gas concentrations in the circuit.  © 2022, The Anesthesia Patient Safety FoundationFor show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/110-how-low-can-you-go-keeping-patients-safe-during-low-flow-anesthesia-care/

Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety.  Join us today for Part 2 on keeping patients who use cannabis safe during anesthesia care. Our focus today is postoperative considerations. We also highlight the new collaboration with the Emergency Manuals Implementation Collaborative. Have you used an emergency manual or checklist to help keep a patient safe recently? Tune in to learn all about this important resource and more. © 2022, The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/109-cannabis-use-and-anesthesia-care-part-2/  

Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety.  Do you screen all your patients for cannabis use during the preoperative interview? Does your anesthetic plan need to change for patients who used cannabis prior to surgery or who may be acutely intoxicated? Tune in as we review perioperative considerations for patients who use cannabis and learn how to keep these patients safe during anesthesia care.  © 2022, The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/108-keeping-patients-who-use-cannabis-safe-during-anesthesia-care/  

Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety. Keeping patients safe during anesthesia care means keeping a close eye on the blood pressure. Our show today includes a review of an article from our archives on blood pressure changes and complications as well as review of a more recent article on perioperative hypotension. Get ready to learn more about the past, present, and future of perioperative blood pressure considerations.  © 2022, The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/107-perioperative-blood-pressure-past-present-and-future/  

Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety. We are continuing the discussion about the APSF “Position Statement on Criminalization of Medical Error and Call for Action to Prevent Patient Harm from Error.” We are talking about Just Culture and Culture of Safety and so much more. Tune for critical action items for healthcare institutions and professionals to prevent future errors and improve patient safety. © 2022, The Anesthesia Patient Safety FoundationFor show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/106-criminalization-of-medical-error-a-call-to-action/

Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety. Join us today as we review the APSF “Position Statement on Criminalization of Medical Error and Call for Action to Prevent Patient Harm from Error.” We are talking about the changes that are needed at the healthcare system level to improve the culture of safety and reject the normalization of deviance that continues to put patients at risk from preventable medical errors. © 2022, The Anesthesia Patient Safety FoundationFor show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/105-criminalization-of-medical-error-a-call-to-action/

Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety.  Don’t miss the exciting conclusion of our 3-part interview series. We are continuing the conversation about sustainable health care with Jonathon McBride and Matthew Meyer, two APSF authors in the June 2022 APSF Newsletter. Tune in to learn about the steps that anesthesia professionals can take to keep patients safe and move towards a more sustainable healthcare system.  © 2022, The Anesthesia Patient Safety FoundationFor show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/104-continuing-the-conversation-on-sustainable-healthcare/

Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety.  We are continuing the conversation about sustainable health care with Jonathon McBride and Matthew Meyer, two APSF authors, for this exciting interview series. Tune in to learn about the steps that anesthesia professionals can take to keep patients safe and move towards a more sustainable healthcare system.  © 2022, The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/103-keeping-patients-and-the-environment-safe/

Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety.  We are diving into the June 2022 APSF Newsletter today. First up, we are talking about the Letter to the Editor about the next patient safety movement, Sustainable Healthcare. Tune in to hear my interview with the authors and learn about anesthesia professionals can keep patients safe and make a big difference. © 2022, The Anesthesia Patient Safety FoundationFor show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/102-the-next-patient-safety-movement-sustainable-health-care/

Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety.  We are revisiting the topic of Thermal Injuries from Convective Warming Devices once again today with a special question and answer show with Luke Janik. Plus, we talk about a case of LAST related to clinical decision making during the Covid Pandemic. Tune in for our jam-packed 101st episode!! © 2022, The Anesthesia Patient Safety FoundationFor show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/101-thermal-injuries-revisited-and-last-case-of-the-day/

Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety.  Happy 100th Episode! To celebrate this important milestone, we are reviewing the revised monitoring recommendations from the APSF Committee on Technology. Anesthesia patient safety should not depend on the patient’s location in the world, so tune in to learn more about how we can keep patient safe with unified monitoring standards. © 2022, The Anesthesia Patient Safety FoundationFor show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/100-new-monitoring-recommendations-for-safe-anesthesia-care/

Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety.  Join us today for Part 2 of our second Anesthesia Patient Safety Podcast Interview. We have anesthesia patient safety expert, Dr. Steve Barker, on the show again today to discuss his role in the patient safety movement as well as the role of the patient in anesthesia patient safety. We also review effective handoffs of care and provide advice for new trainees entering the field of anesthesiology. © 2022, The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/99-continuing-the-conversation-with-dr-steve-barker-part-2/

Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety.  Join us today for our second Anesthesia Patient Safety Podcast Interview. Joining us from Arizona in the United States, we have anesthesia patient safety expert, Dr. Steve Barker, on the show today to discuss what got him interested in anesthesia patient safety, the importance of communication in patient safety, and anesthesia monitors. Tune in to find out Dr. Barker’s favorite anesthesia monitor and so much more.  © 2022, The Anesthesia Patient Safety FoundationFor show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/98-anesthesia-patient-safety-experts-interview-with-dr-steve-barker-part-1/

Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety.  Join us for Part 2 of our series on anesthesia considerations following button battery ingestion in children. This week, we are reviewing the critical steps for management. Spoiler alert: Honey or Carafate administration may be recommended prior to emergent button battery removal. © 2022, The Anesthesia Patient Safety FoundationFor show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/97-patient-safety-threat-button-battery-ingestion-in-children-part-2/

Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety.  We are discussing a pediatric patient safety threat today. Tune in to learn more about the dangers of button battery ingestion in children. Plus, we review what anesthesia professionals need to know about initial management and risk stratification. Spoiler alert, emergent endoscopy may be required. © 2022, The Anesthesia Patient Safety FoundationFor show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/96-pediatric-patient-safety-threat-button-battery-ingestion/

Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety.  We are back for the exciting conclusion to our 2-Part Rapid Response series on the safe use of convective warmers during anesthesia care. Join us today for the response from Smiths Medical, the manufacturer for the Level 1 Equator Convective Warming Devices as well as recommendations for continued safe use of these devices from Dr. Jeffrey Feldman. This is an important conversation about how to keep patients safe and warm in the operating room.  © 2022, The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/95-still-keeping-patients-warm-and-safe-with-convective-warming-systems/

Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety.  Today, we discuss how to keep patients safe and warm in the operating room when using a convective warming system. This is a Rapid Response show from the February 2022 APSF Newsletter where we discuss two cases of thermal injuries sustained by patients while using convective warming systems during surgery under general anesthesia.  © 2022, The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/94-keeping-patients-warm-and-safe-in-the-operating-room/

Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety.  Do epidurals cause autism? Join us on the show today for Part 2 as we continue the discussion about this important patient safety concern on the labor and delivery wards. Spoiler alert: The answer is No. In fact, epidurals for labor analgesia are safe and effective. Thank you to Caroline Thomas for her contributions for the show today. © 2022, The Anesthesia Patient Safety FoundationFor show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/93-epidural-and-autism-part-2/

Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety.  Do epidurals cause autism? Join us on the show today as we discuss this important patient safety concern on the labor and delivery wards. Spoiler alert: The answer is No. In fact, epidurals for labor analgesia are safe and effective. © 2022, The Anesthesia Patient Safety FoundationFor show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/92-no-epidurals-do-not-cause-autism-part-1/