Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation

Anesthesia Patient Safety Podcast

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The official podcast of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) is hosted by Alli Bechtel, MD, featuring the latest information and news in perioperative and anesthesia patient safety. The APSF podcast is intended for anesthesiologists, anesthetists, clinicians and other professionals with an interest in anesthesiology, and patient safety advocates around the world. The Anesthesia Patient Safety Podcast delivers the best of the APSF Newsletter and website directly to you, so you can listen on the go! This includes some of the most important COVID-19 information on airway management, ve...

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#64 Be Prepared for Postpartum Peripheral Nerve Injuries 28.09.2021 19:11

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 on the Labor and Delivery floor today as we talk about a threat to parturient safety, Postpartum Peripheral Nerve Injuries. Thank you to our guest today, Emery McCrory, for her contributions to the show today. One...

#63 Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices Revisited 21.09.2021 23:15

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 on the show, we review perioperative considerations for patients with cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) from Episode #9 that includes the following: Pacemakers, Implantable cardioverter defibrilla...

#62 Manifolds and Malignant Hyperthermia, Oh My! 14.09.2021 16:52

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 are taking about the safe use of manifolds for IV medication administration in the operating room. Then, we dive into cases of malignant hyperthermia that survived without dantrolene therapy. Our discussion invol...

#61 Anesthesia Patient Safety Triple Threat 07.09.2021 16:57

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 up the flows once again. Join us as we review considerations for the use of High-Flow Nasal Oxygen (HFNO) with an emphasis on the benefits during difficult airway management balanced against the potential fo...

#60 Considerations for the Use of High-Flow Nasal Oxygen 31.08.2021 15:47

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 use High-Flow Nasal Oxygen in the ICU or OR? We are turning up the flows on the show and reviewing the benefits and contraindications for the use of High-Flow Nasal Oxygen. Exclusive content on the show comes from o...

#59 August Safety Rounds: Vaccines, Body Piercings, and OR Humidity Levels 24.08.2021 15:39

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 a recent Joint Statement on COVID-19 vaccinations, a Q & A about patient body piercings and the risk of a burn injury, and a Rapid Response about the standard levels for relative humidity in...

#58 Sugammadex Administration: Anaphylaxis and Recurarization Revisited 17.08.2021 19:21

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 on the show we are reviewing one of the featured articles from the June 2020 APSF Newsletter, “Postoperative Recurarization After Sugammadex Administration Due to the Lack of Appropriate Neuromuscular Monitoring: The...

#57 Perioperative Management for Patients with Methamphetamine SUD 10.08.2021 18:39

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. Have you taken care of a patient with a history of methamphetamine substance use disorder recently? These patients may be complicated and challenging to manage in the operating room and on the labor and delivery unit. Tune...

#56 Good News About Anesthesia Patient Safety and Rapid Response Round-up 03.08.2021 17:42

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 are reviewing noteworthy June 2021 articles related to anesthesia patient safety including two recent Rapid Response Articles. Spoiler alert, the field of Anesthesiology has seen significant improvements in patie...

#55 Be on the Look-out for Look-alike Vials 27.07.2021 17:54

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 more information about medication safety as we continue our review of the list of 2021 critical medication errors and hazards reported to the ISMP. Plus, we highlight the December 2020 ASA Statement on La...

#54 Medication Safety and Look-alike Vials 20.07.2021 16:47

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. Be on the look-out for look-alike medication vials to help keep patients safe. Today, we are talking about the 7th APSF Patient Safety Priority, Medication Safety with exclusive content from the APSF Social Media Manager,...

#53 Massive Intraoperative Bleeding and the Code Hemorrhage Response 13.07.2021 17:23

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 APSF 2021 Newsletter. That’s right, the newest release and we will be talking about a big threat to patient safety in the OR today. Our featured article is “Massive intraoperative hemorrhage” by...

#52 Celebrating 1 Year of Anesthesia Patient Safety Podcasts 06.07.2021 18:48

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 kicking off the 2nd year of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Podcast with a look back at the 2020 APSF Patient Safety Priorities before diving into the June 2021 APSF Newsletter. We discuss the updated APSF 2021 Top 10...

#51 The Low Pressure Alarm Response Algorithm: Part 3 29.06.2021 19:08

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 for the third and final part of our exciting three part series on the low pressure alarm. Our featured article is “The Low-Pressure Alarm Condition: Safety Considerations and the Anesthesiologist’s Response” by Da...

#50 Addressing the Low Pressure Alarm: Part 2 22.06.2021 17:17

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 for Part two of our exciting three part series on the low pressure alarm. Our featured article is “The Low-Pressure Alarm Condition: Safety Considerations and the Anesthesiologist’s Response” by David Raphael from...

#49 Anesthesia Monitoring Standards and the Low Pressure Alarm 15.06.2021 17:22

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 kick off a review of one of the most popular APSF articles of all time, “The Low-Pressure Alarm Condition: Safety Considerations and the Anesthesiologist’s Response” by David Raphael from the APSF Winte...

#48 Brain Safety Part 2: Now and Beyond 08.06.2021 14:44

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 postoperative delirium and perioperative cognitive function. Today, we discuss assessment tools for delirium and intervention strategies. We hope that you will join us for a journe...

#47 Brain Safety: Then, Now, and Beyond 01.06.2021 17:19

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 start the conversation about perioperative brain health and safety. This is such an important topic that this is only part one. Tune in to learn about postoperative delirium including risk factors, screening tool...

#46 Pulse Oximetry Accuracy and Skin Tone 25.05.2021 18:18

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. One of the most common patient monitors is the pulse oximeter. In the operating room, it creates a constant beeping sound that reflects the patient’s oxygen saturation during surgery and anesthesia care. Today on the show,...

#45 Perils, Pitfalls, and PIVs 18.05.2021 17:06

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 are jumping back in to the Rapid Response to Questions from our Readers column with the theme of IV lines and administration sets. If you have ever placed a Rapid Infuser Catheter or used a Burette for pediatric...

#44 Anesthesia Patient Safety in the Office: Part 2 11.05.2021 17:14

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 are once again outside the operating rooms and outside the hospital and making our way into the office to discuss important considerations for anesthesia patient safety in office-based practices. This is part two...

#43 Anesthesia Patient Safety in the Office: Part 1 04.05.2021 15:00

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 are venturing outside the operating rooms and outside the hospital and making our way into the office to discuss important considerations for anesthesia patient safety in office-based practices. This is part one...

#42 Keeping Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Safe During Anesthesia Care 27.04.2021 14:24

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. This is an APSF Newsletter archives show. Our featured article from the Summer 1997 APSF Newsletter is “Anesthesia Safety Always an Issue with Obstructive Sleep Apnea.” You will not want to miss this episode since anesthes...

#41 Patient Safety Issues: Tension Pneumothorax and Central Line Failure 20.04.2021 17:10

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. If you were wondering how you were going to be able to make it between the recent February 2021 ASPF Newsletter release and the next release in June, have no fear. The articles between the issues will continue to provide v...

#40 Be On The Lookout for MH Look-Alikes 13.04.2021 16:47

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 a brief review of malignant hyperthermia before we switch gears to discuss several drug-induced syndromes with similar presentations. Just as anesthesia professionals need to be able to recognize and trea...