Anesthesia Patient Safety Podcast

By Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation

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Episodes: 200

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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, ventilators, personal protective equipment (PPE), drug information, and elective surgery recommendations.

Don't forget to check out APSF.org for the show notes that accompany each episode, and email us at podcast@APSF.org with your suggestions for future episodes. Visit us at APSF.org/podcast and at @APSForg on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.


Episode Date
#200 Celebrating the 200th Episode - Safer Blocks and Enhancing Regional Anesthesia Safety
Apr 30, 2024
#199 Making Sure that Looks Do Not Kill During Anesthesia Care
Apr 23, 2024
#198 Safe Anesthesia Care and Cosmetic Enhancements
Apr 16, 2024
#197 From Glass to Mask: Post-Alcohol Consumption and Anesthesia Performance
Apr 09, 2024
#196 ICAPS 2024 Recap, Part 5: Perioperative Brain Health, Pain Control, and More
Apr 02, 2024
#195 ICAPS 2024 Recap, Part 4: Expectations for Anesthesia Professionals
Mar 26, 2024
#194 ICAPS 2024 Recap, Part 3: Patient Safety in the Perioperative Care Environment
Mar 19, 2024
#193 Sustainable and Safe Anesthesia Care
Mar 12, 2024
#192 Want to Save Money and the Planet?
Mar 05, 2024
#191 ICAPS 2024 Recap, Part 2: Learning from the Covid-19 Pandemic and NORA Considerations
Feb 27, 2024
#190 The First International Anesthesia Patient Safety Conference Recap, Part 1
Feb 20, 2024
#189 GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Recommendations Revisited
Feb 13, 2024
#188 New Year, New Literature Review
Feb 06, 2024
#187 Keeping Patients Safe During Liver Transplantation: Revisited
Jan 30, 2024
#186 Safe NORA Care: Consensus Recommendations, PART 2
Jan 23, 2024
#185 Consensus Recommendations for Keeping Patients Safe During NORA Care, PART 1
Jan 16, 2024
#184 Keeping Patients Safe from Unavoidable Human Error
Jan 09, 2024
#183 Rapid Response: Anesthesia Machine Checkout Procedures and Malfunctions, PART 2
Jan 02, 2024
#182 Rapid Response: Electronic Interference and Anesthesia Machine Malfunction, PART 1
Dec 26, 2023
#181 Keeping Patients with Food Bolus Impaction or Foreign Object Ingestion Safe During Anesthesia Care, PART 2
Dec 19, 2023
#180 Anesthetic Considerations for Patients with Food Bolus Impaction or Foreign Body Ingestion
Dec 12, 2023
#179 A Preventable Airway Disaster
Dec 05, 2023
#178 Keeping Anesthesia Professionals Safe in NORA locations, PART 2
Nov 28, 2023
#177 Anesthesia Professionals Beware: Hazards in NORA Locations, PART 1
Nov 21, 2023
#176 Keeping Patients Safe with Remimazolam Administration, PART 2
Nov 14, 2023
#175 Remimazolam, A New Medication on the Anesthesia Block, PART 1
Nov 07, 2023
#174 The Intersection of Emerging Medical Technologies and Anesthesia Patient Safety: The 2023 APSF Stoelting Conference
Oct 31, 2023
#173 APSF ACCRAC Collaboration
Oct 25, 2023
#172 Difficult Airway Management Revisited
Oct 17, 2023
#171 A Literature Review and Patient Safety at Anesthesiology 2023
Oct 10, 2023
#170 Anesthesia Patient Safety Threats: Hypoxemia in the GI Suite and Wrong Drug in the Pyxis Drawer
Oct 03, 2023
#169 Endotracheal Tube Cuff Failure and Medication Safety Associated with Drug Dilution
Sep 26, 2023
#168 Innovation and Optimization of Medical Alarms
Sep 19, 2023
#167 Low-Flow Anesthesia Care Revisited
Sep 12, 2023
#166 Keeping Patients Safe with the Brand New Practice Guidelines for Neuromuscular Blockade
Sep 05, 2023
#165 Optimizing Perioperative Brain Health, Part 2
Aug 29, 2023
#164 Key Considerations for Perioperative Brain Health
Aug 22, 2023
#163 Keeping Patients From Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression
Aug 15, 2023
#162 No Patient Should Be Harmed by Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression
Aug 08, 2023
#161 GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Alert and All-New Consensus-Based Guidance
Aug 01, 2023
#160 Breaking Perioperative News: GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Alert
Jul 25, 2023
#159 Improving Pediatric Patient Safety During Hospital Transport
Jul 18, 2023
#158 Keeping Patients Safe During Transport Around the Hospital
Jul 11, 2023
#157 Keeping Patients Safe from Look-Alike, Sound-Alike Medications
Jul 04, 2023
#156 Medication Errors Related to Look-Alike, Sound-Alike Drugs
Jun 27, 2023
#155 Depth of Anesthesia Monitoring and the Argument Against Supraglottic Airway Devices for Laparoscopic Surgery
Jun 20, 2023
#154 Tips for Anesthesia Trainees To Help Keep Patients Safe, Part 2
Jun 13, 2023
#153 How to Keep Patients Safe During Anesthesia Care: A Primer
Jun 06, 2023
#152 Addressing the Quintuple Aim for Healthcare Delivery During Anesthesia Care with AI
May 30, 2023
#151 Artificial Intelligence and Anesthesia Patient Safety
May 23, 2023
#150 Maternal Mortality Newsflash and Key Attributes of Effective Leaders
May 16, 2023
#149 The Best Work Environment for Patient Safety and Anesthesia Professionals
May 09, 2023
#148 Liver Transplant Anesthesia: Blood Transfusions and Hemodialysis
May 02, 2023
#147 Keeping Patients Safe During Liver Transplantation
Apr 25, 2023
#146 A Smart Way to Keep Patients Safe from Medication Errors
Apr 18, 2023
#145 A Framework for Perioperative Care for Patients Infected with Mpox
Apr 11, 2023
#144 Keeping Patients with Limited English Proficiency Safe During Anesthesia Care
Apr 04, 2023
#143 Safe Use of Supraglottic Airway Devices During Laparoscopic Surgery
Mar 28, 2023
#142 PONV: Updated Guidelines and Medication Options
Mar 21, 2023
#141 A New Era for PONV Management During Anesthesia Care
Mar 14, 2023
#140 Combating Cognitive Bias in Anesthesiology
Mar 07, 2023
#139 Understanding Cognitive Bias in Anesthesiology
Feb 28, 2023
#138 Residents in the Room Discussing Anesthesia Patient Safety
Feb 21, 2023
#137 The Debate Continues: General Endotracheal Anesthesia for ERCP
Feb 14, 2023
#136 The Debate Continues: General Endotracheal Anesthesia for ERCP
Feb 07, 2023
#135 Pros for Providing Monitored Anesthesia Care for ERCP
Jan 31, 2023
#134 Keeping Patients Safe During Monitored Anesthesia Care for ERCP
Jan 24, 2023
#133 Perioperative Considerations for Methylene Blue Administration and Serotonin Toxicity
Jan 17, 2023
#132 Keeping Patients Safe During Interventional Cardiology Procedures
Jan 10, 2023
#131 Keeping Patients Safe in the Electrophysiology Lab
Jan 03, 2023
#130 Keeping Patients Safe During Epidural Steroid Injections
Dec 27, 2022
#129 Using the PACU for Overflow ICU Patients, Part 2
Dec 20, 2022
#128 Are We in the PACU or the ICU?
Dec 13, 2022
#127 Amniotic Fluid Embolism: Are You Prepared? Part 2
Dec 06, 2022
#126 Amniotic Fluid Embolism: Are You Prepared?
Nov 29, 2022
#125 The Role of Anesthesia Professionals as Peripartum Physicians
Nov 22, 2022
#124 A Guide to Infection Prevention for Anesthesia Professionals, Part 2
Nov 15, 2022
#123 A Guide to Infection Prevention for Anesthesia Professionals, Part 1
Nov 08, 2022
#122 Hyperinflation System Use and Best Anesthetic Practice During Endoscopy Procedures
Nov 01, 2022
#121 Heads Up for Positioning During Airway Management and NORA Patient Safety Wrap-up
Oct 25, 2022
#120 Welcome to the Future of NORA
Oct 18, 2022
#119 Key Patient Safety Considerations in Out-of-Hospital Locations
Oct 11, 2022
#118 Requirements for Safe and Effective Anesthesia Patient Care in NORA
Oct 04, 2022
#117 Crucial Patient Safety Issues in NORA: Highlights from the 2022 APSF Stoelting Conference
Sep 27, 2022
#116 Drug Diversion in the Anesthesia Environment
Sep 20, 2022
#115 Keeping Patients with Cancer Safe During Anesthesia Care
Sep 13, 2022
#114 Difficult Airway Management: What’s New in 2022, Part 2
Sep 06, 2022
#113 Difficult Airway Management: What’s New in 2022?
Aug 30, 2022
#112 The Past, Present, and Future of LMA Use Revisited
Aug 23, 2022
#111 Off-Label Drug Use During Anesthesia Care
Aug 16, 2022
#110 How Low Can You Go? Keeping Patients Safe During Low-Flow Anesthesia Care
Aug 09, 2022
#109 Cannabis Use and Anesthesia Care, Part 2; and Introducing the Emergency Manuals Implementation Collaborative
Aug 02, 2022
#108 Keeping Patients Who Use Cannabis Safe During Anesthesia Care
Jul 26, 2022
#107 Perioperative Blood Pressure: Past, Present, and Future
Jul 19, 2022
#106 Continuing the Conversation on Criminalization of Medical Error
Jul 12, 2022
#105 Criminalization of Medical Error: A Call to Action
Jul 05, 2022
#104 Continuing the Conversation on Sustainable Healthcare
Jun 28, 2022
#103 Keeping Patients and the Environment Safe
Jun 21, 2022
#102 The Next Patient Safety Movement: Sustainable Health Care
Jun 14, 2022
#101 Thermal Injuries Revisited and LAST Case of the Day
Jun 07, 2022
#100 New Monitoring Recommendations for Safer Anesthesia Care
May 31, 2022
#99 Continuing the Conversation with Dr. Steve Barker, Part 2
May 24, 2022
#98 Anesthesia Patient Safety Experts: Interview with Dr. Steve Barker
May 17, 2022
#97 Patient Safety Threat: Button Battery Ingestion, Part 2
May 10, 2022
#96 Pediatric Patient Safety Threat: Button Battery Ingestion
May 03, 2022
#95 Still Keeping Patients Safe and Warm with Convective Warming Systems
Apr 26, 2022
#94 Keeping Patients Warm and Safe in the Operating Room
Apr 19, 2022
#93 No, Epidurals Do Not Cause Autism, Part 2
Apr 12, 2022
#92 No, Epidurals Do Not Cause Autism, Part 1
Apr 05, 2022
#91 Anesthesia Patient Safety Experts: Interview with Dr. Alan Merry, Part 2
Mar 29, 2022
#90 Anesthesia Patient Safety Experts: Interview with Dr. Alan Merry, Part 1
Mar 22, 2022
#89 Unplanned Extubation Part 2: Prevention
Mar 15, 2022
#88 Unplanned Extubation Part 1: Incidence and Risk Factors
Mar 08, 2022
#87 Timing for Surgery following COVID-19 Infection and Postoperative Complications
Mar 01, 2022
#86 Second Victim Syndrome: What Happens Next?
Feb 22, 2022
#85 Quantitative Neuromuscular Monitoring: Now and Going Forward
Feb 15, 2022
#84 Keeping Patients Safe and Strong with Quantitative Neuromuscular Monitoring
Feb 08, 2022
#83 Keeping Patients Safe During NORA, Part 2
Feb 01, 2022
#82 Keeping Patients Safe During NORA
Jan 25, 2022
#81 Massive Hemoptysis in the CT-Suite
Jan 18, 2022
#80 Using a Time-Out to Keep Patients Safe During NORA
Jan 11, 2022
#79 Anemia, Iron Supplements, and Maternal Patient Safety
Jan 04, 2022
#78 Nitrous Oxide for Labor Analgesia
Dec 28, 2021
#77 Keeping Patients Safe During Anesthesia Care with an LMA
Dec 21, 2021
#76 The Past, Present, and Future of LMA Use
Dec 14, 2021
#75 The Luer of Anesthesia Patient Safety: Part 2
Dec 07, 2021
#74 The Luer of Anesthesia Patient Safety
Nov 30, 2021
#73 Giving Thanks and an Encore: Healthy Relationships Across the Surgical Drapes
Nov 23, 2021
#72 Building a Difficult Airway Response Team Program
Nov 16, 2021
#71 Considerations for Blood Pressure Management
Nov 09, 2021
#70 Perioperative Hypotension and Postoperative Mortality
Nov 02, 2021
#69 Let’s Build on the Momentum: Stoelting Conference 2021 Wrap-up
Oct 26, 2021
#68 Tackling the Problem of Clinician Safety
Oct 19, 2021
#67 Barriers and Facilitators to Clinician Wellbeing
Oct 12, 2021
#66 Bonus Episode: Patient Safety at Anesthesiology 2021
Oct 07, 2021
#65 Clinician Safety, To Care is Human, Part 1
Oct 05, 2021
#64 Be Prepared for Postpartum Peripheral Nerve Injuries
Sep 28, 2021
#63 Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices Revisited
Sep 21, 2021
#62 Manifolds and Malignant Hyperthermia, Oh My!
Sep 14, 2021
#61 Anesthesia Patient Safety Triple Threat
Sep 07, 2021
#60 Considerations for the Use of High-Flow Nasal Oxygen
Aug 31, 2021
#59 August Safety Rounds: Vaccines, Body Piercings, and OR Humidity Levels
Aug 24, 2021
#58 Sugammadex Administration: Anaphylaxis and Recurarization Revisited
Aug 17, 2021
#57 Perioperative Management for Patients with Methamphetamine SUD
Aug 10, 2021
#56 Good News About Anesthesia Patient Safety and Rapid Response Round-up
Aug 03, 2021
#55 Be on the Look-out for Look-alike Vials
Jul 27, 2021
#54 Medication Safety and Look-alike Vials
Jul 20, 2021
#53 Massive Intraoperative Bleeding and the Code Hemorrhage Response
Jul 13, 2021
#52 Celebrating 1 Year of Anesthesia Patient Safety Podcasts
Jul 06, 2021
#51 The Low Pressure Alarm Response Algorithm: Part 3
Jun 29, 2021
#50 Addressing the Low Pressure Alarm: Part 2
Jun 22, 2021
#49 Anesthesia Monitoring Standards and the Low Pressure Alarm
Jun 15, 2021
#48 Brain Safety Part 2: Now and Beyond
Jun 08, 2021
#47 Brain Safety: Then, Now, and Beyond
Jun 01, 2021
#46 Pulse Oximetry Accuracy and Skin Tone
May 25, 2021
#45 Perils, Pitfalls, and PIVs
May 18, 2021
#44 Anesthesia Patient Safety in the Office: Part 2
May 11, 2021
#43 Anesthesia Patient Safety in the Office: Part 1
May 04, 2021
#42 Keeping Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Safe During Anesthesia Care
Apr 27, 2021
#41 Patient Safety Issues: Tension Pneumothorax and Central Line Failure
Apr 20, 2021
#40 Be On The Lookout for MH Look-Alikes
Apr 13, 2021
#39 Perioperative Hypersensitivity and Patient Safety
Apr 06, 2021
#38 Breathing System Filters: Questions and Considerations
Mar 30, 2021
#37 Stay Pharmacovigilant When Using Sevoflurane and Desflurane
Mar 23, 2021
#36 Detecting Potential Failures and Improving Patient Safety
Mar 16, 2021
#35 Powerful Anesthesia Patient Safety Questions and Considerations
Mar 09, 2021
#34 Culture of Safety: Featuring Adverse Event Disclosure
Mar 03, 2021
#33 Not the LAST word on Anesthesia Patient Safety
Feb 23, 2021
#32 Intralipid to the Rescue
Feb 16, 2021
#31 Pain Control and Patient Safety Starring Perioperative Methadone
Feb 09, 2021
#30 Airway Emergency Preparedness in MRI
Feb 02, 2021
#29 Technology and Anesthesia Patient Safety Reboot
Jan 26, 2021
#28 Anesthesia and the Developing Brain: Part 2
Jan 19, 2021
#27 Anesthesia and the Developing Brain: Part 1
Jan 12, 2021
#26 Lumbar Drain Placement: The Case of the Stuck Guidewire
Jan 05, 2021
#25 Keeping Patients Safe After COVID-19 Infection
Dec 27, 2020
#24 Wellness During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Dec 15, 2020
#23 Enhanced Recovery and Patient Safety
Dec 08, 2020
#22 Part 2: Maternal Safety Bundles
Dec 01, 2020
#21 Part 1: Maternal Safety Bundles
Nov 24, 2020
#20 Postoperative Recurarization and Sugammadex: Staying Safe and Strong
Nov 17, 2020
#19 Keeping Patients Safe: TXA Update and Transportation Ventilation
Nov 10, 2020
#18 Coronavirus Resources: OR Ventilation
Nov 03, 2020
#17 Strong Work On Residual Neuromuscular Blockade
Oct 27, 2020
#16 Postoperative Vision Loss
Oct 20, 2020
#15 Only You Can Help Prevent OR Fires
Oct 13, 2020
#14 Announcing the 35th Anniversary APSF Newsletter
Oct 06, 2020
#13 Alarm Fatigue and Patient Safety
Sep 29, 2020
#12 Difficult Airways and the APSF Research Program
Sep 22, 2020
#11 Preoperative Optimization and Patient Safety
Sep 15, 2020
#10 Covid-19 and Anesthesia Clinical Care FAQ
Sep 08, 2020
#9 Perioperative Considerations for Patients with Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices
Sep 01, 2020
#8 Introducing Rapid Response to Questions from our Readers
Aug 25, 2020
#7 MH Preparedness and the APSF Research Program
Aug 18, 2020
#6 Healthy Relationships Between Surgeons and Anesthesiologists
Aug 11, 2020
#5 Perioperative Considerations for COVID-19
Aug 04, 2020
#4 The 2020 APSF President's Report
Jul 29, 2020
#3 Highlights from the June 2020 APSF Newsletter
Jul 21, 2020
#2 Introducing the Novel Covid-19 Anesthesia Resource Center
Jul 07, 2020
#1 Welcome to the APSF Podcast!
Jun 30, 2020