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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#189 GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Recommendations Revisited 13.02.2024 27:47

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. We are returning to the conversation about GLP-1 receptor agonist medications today and listening to episodes #160 and #161 again. Patients taking these medications may be at increased risk for aspiration even after an app...

#188 New Year, New Literature Review 06.02.2024 17:11

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. Today, we are staying up to date with the latest in anesthesia patient safety by reviewing 5, that’s right 5, APSF summary articles written by the APSF Newsletter Editorial Board on some of the best medical journal article...

#187 Keeping Patients Safe During Liver Transplantation: Revisited 30.01.2024 24:21

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. We have talked about anesthesia patient safety in different areas of the hospital from the maternity wards to non-operating room anesthesia suites, but this time, we are heading into the main operating room to talk about o...

#186 Safe NORA Care: Consensus Recommendations, PART 2 23.01.2024 17:03

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. Take a walk with the APSF as we head to non-operating room anesthesia areas to talk about the latest consensus recommendations for the safe conduct of anesthesia in NORA locations. This is Part 2 of our two-part series. To...

#185 Consensus Recommendations for Keeping Patients Safe During NORA Care, PART 1 16.01.2024 21:36

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. Take a walk with the APSF as we head to non-operating room anesthesia areas to talk about the latest consensus recommendations for the safe conduct of anesthesia in NORA locations. Tune in to hear all the recommendations r...

#184 Keeping Patients Safe from Unavoidable Human Error 09.01.2024 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. We are talking about human error on the show today. Since anesthesia professionals are humans and thus prone to human error, then it is imperative that we apply a harm reduction approach to anesthesia patient safety to hel...

#183 Rapid Response: Anesthesia Machine Checkout Procedures and Malfunctions, PART 2 02.01.2024 14:38

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. Thanks for joining us in the New Year!! Tune in today for the exciting conclusion of our two-part Rapid Response series. We are reviewing the recommendations for pre-anesthesia machine checkout procedure and a couple cases...

#182 Rapid Response: Electronic Interference and Anesthesia Machine Malfunction, PART 1 26.12.2023 19:06

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. Tune in for a Rapid Response two-part series. First up, we discuss electronic interference between the radiofrequency detection wand, the Medtronic Situate Detection System X, and the Twitchview train of four monitorinng d...

#181 Keeping Patients with Food Bolus Impaction or Foreign Object Ingestion Safe During Anesthesia Care, PART 2 19.12.2023 15:19

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. We are back for Part 2 dedicated to discussing anesthetic considerations for patients undergoing endoscopic retrieval of food bolus or foreign body. Today, we are focused on choice of anesthetic technique, communication, a...

#180 Anesthetic Considerations for Patients with Food Bolus Impaction or Foreign Body Ingestion 12.12.2023 19:01

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. What is your anesthetic plan for patients presenting for endoscopy to remove food bolus impaction or foreign body ingestion? Tune in today as we discuss important considerations when deciding on location for performing thi...

#179 A Preventable Airway Disaster 05.12.2023 18:24

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. We have a Letter to the Editor show with exclusive content from the author that focuses on a preventable airway management disaster, unrecognized esophageal intubation. Tune in to learn about new guidelines to help prevent...

#178 Keeping Anesthesia Professionals Safe in NORA locations, PART 2 28.11.2023 15:18

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. Anesthesia Professionals need to be aware of hazards in non-operating room locations while providing anesthesia care including patient transfers and invisible hazards. This is Part 2 of a two-part series all about clinicia...

#177 Anesthesia Professionals Beware: Hazards in NORA Locations, PART 1 21.11.2023 16:17

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. Anesthesia Professionals need to be aware of hazards in non-operating room locations while providing safe anesthesia care. This is Part 1 of a two-part series all about clinician safety in NORA locations. Tune in to learn...

#176 Keeping Patients Safe with Remimazolam Administration, PART 2 14.11.2023 15:26

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 a new medication on the anesthesia block, Remimazolam. Tune in for Part 2 of our two-part series on this novel and practice-changing medication including the unique pharmacokinetics...

#175 Remimazolam, A New Medication on the Anesthesia Block, PART 1 07.11.2023 17:58

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 heard of Remimazolam? Do you use this medication in your clinical practice? We are not talking about Midazolam and Remifentanil. We are talking about a new medication on the anesthesia block, Remimazolam. Tune in...

#174 The Intersection of Emerging Medical Technologies and Anesthesia Patient Safety: The 2023 APSF Stoelting Conference 31.10.2023 21:13

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 have an exciting show for you today all about emerging medical technologies! That’s right, we are covering the APSF Stoelting Conference and discussing some of the important takeaways from the conference that took place...

#173 APSF ACCRAC Collaboration 25.10.2023 56:08

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. Join us today for a special episode! The APSF joins forces with the Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary ACCRAC Podcast with Jed Wolpaw to discuss the Top 10 APSF Patient Safety Priorities. Tune in as we dis...

#172 Difficult Airway Management Revisited 17.10.2023 27:05

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 returning to episodes #113 and #114 to talk about difficult airway management guidelines. Tune in as we discuss the pre-airway management decision making tool, steps for proceeding with awake airway management, and...

#171 A Literature Review and Patient Safety at Anesthesiology 2023 10.10.2023 9:36

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 special preview episode all about how you can get the most out of Anesthesiology 2023. We discuss APSF featured events and ways to contribute to APSF! We would love to see you in person at the APSF boot...

#170 Anesthesia Patient Safety Threats: Hypoxemia in the GI Suite and Wrong Drug in the Pyxis Drawer 03.10.2023 15:02

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 used a distal pharyngeal airway? Do you use a Pyxis machine to retrieve medications? Today, we have a couple Articles Between Issues to discuss about keeping patients safe especially from hypoxemia in the GI Suite...

#169 Endotracheal Tube Cuff Failure and Medication Safety Associated with Drug Dilution 26.09.2023 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. Join us for a Rapid Response to Questions from our Readers show. Our topics today include endotracheal tube cuff failure and changes in drug dilution for infusions in the operating room. Plus, we hear from the manufacturer...

#168 Innovation and Optimization of Medical Alarms 19.09.2023 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. Anesthesia professionals have a critical role for monitoring patients, recognizing physiologic changes that require intervention, and taking the appropriate steps to keep patients safe during anesthesia care. Tune in today...

#167 Low-Flow Anesthesia Care Revisited 12.09.2023 17:48

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 turning the volume up and the flows down today as we return to episode #110 for a review on how to keep patients safe during low-flow anesthesia. Spoiler alert: Low-flow anesthesia is safe with knowledge of the circ...

#166 Keeping Patients Safe with the Brand New Practice Guidelines for Neuromuscular Blockade 05.09.2023 19:13

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 discussing quantitative monitors for neuromuscular blockade with updated practice guidelines to help keep patients safe. The big takeaway from the new guidelines is that quantitative monitoring is recommended...

#165 Optimizing Perioperative Brain Health, Part 2 29.08.2023 17:31

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 Perioperative Brain Health on the show today for part 2 of our two-part series. Tune in for a discussion of the following strategies to help keep patients safe from delirium and co...