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Mashup Score: 4Alert: Extremely Hazardous Packaging Error with Cisatracurium and Phenylephrine - Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation - 5 year(s) ago
Erroneous Labeling of Phenylephrine Vials Could Contain Cisatracurium in Certain Vials from Meitheal Pharmaceuticals The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) has reported that a potentially extremely hazardous vial packaging…
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Mashup Score: 6The APSF Issues Preliminary Guidance on Cybersecurity Threats to U.S. Health Care Systems - Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation - 5 year(s) ago
▶ MedWatch Voluntary Reporting Form On October 28th the US department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the FBI, and CISA (DHS Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency) jointly announced that…
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Mashup Score: 8Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation - That no one shall be harmed by anesthesia care. - 5 year(s) ago
APSF Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource Center September 5, 2020 The APSF and ASA are coordinating their efforts to provide anesthesia professionals with the most current information on caring for COVID-19 patients. View articles, media & guides, FAQs, helpful links and more… 2020 APSF Executive Committee Changes October 5, 2020 Elections were…
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Mashup Score: 2#10 Covid-19 and Anesthesia Clinical Care FAQ - Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation - 5 year(s) ago
Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel. This podcast will be an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety. Today, we return to the APSF Novel Coronavirus Resource Page and dive into the Covid-19 and Anesthesia FAQ section. You can follow along with us here: https://www.apsf.org/covid-19-and-anesthesia-faq/ For this…
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Mashup Score: 2ASA-APSF Joint Statement on the Necessity of Wearing Face Masks in Public - Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation - 5 year(s) ago
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…
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Mashup Score: 0Preoperative COVID Testing: Examples From Around the U.S. - Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation - 5 year(s) ago
Last updated: May 18, 2020 Preoperative COVID Testing: Examples From Around the U.S. on May 18, 2020 On April 29, 2020, the ASA and APSF released “Joint Statement on Perioperative…
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Mashup Score: 01% Propofol Shortage due to COVID-19; Double Concentration 2% Propofol Becoming Available - Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation - 5 year(s) ago
The unanticipated increased use of propofol as a sedative for ventilated patients has strained the nation’s propofol supply for intensive care units. As a result, the FDA has issued an…
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Mashup Score: 25ASA and APSF Joint Statement on Perioperative Testing for the COVID-19 Virus - Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation - 5 year(s) ago
Patients who are infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 disease, have higher perioperative morbidity and mortality.(1-3) Unexpected progression to acute respiratory distress syndrome, cardiac injury, kidney failure…
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Mashup Score: 8ASA and APSF Joint Statement on Perioperative Testing for the COVID-19 Virus - Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation - 5 year(s) ago
Patients who are infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 disease, have higher perioperative morbidity and mortality.(1-3) Unexpected progression to acute respiratory distress syndrome, cardiac injury, kidney failure…
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Mashup Score: 0Perioperative Considerations for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation - 5 year(s) ago
The 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19, also known as 2019-nCoV) outbreak in Wuhan, China is rapidly approaching a pandemic as the number of countries with victims continues to grow. As of February 10, 2020, over 40,000 cases…
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