ASA Monitor

The latest SEE Question covers patient blood management practices.

Learn: https://ow.ly/EGyy50Z68yn

In a just-published Anesthesiology “Special Announcement,” former Editor-in-Chief Steven Shafer wrote a moving (and humorous) tribute to former Anesthesiology Editor-in-Chief and pharmacology pioneer Larry Saidman.

Read: https://ow.ly/mhAM50Zcttb

🔹What benefits does the ASA Insurance program provide to members?
🔹What is USI Insurance Services, and how does it help member associations?
🔹What is the future of insurance for this industry?

Read: https://ow.ly/9jZW50Z5OBo

How can anesthesiologists engage older adults as digital partners in perioperative care?
Find out from Pauline Young and Drs. Mariana Thedim, Ira Hofer, and Susana Vacas.

🧠👉🔗 https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0001194192.62333.cd

Drs. Heena Sultan, Stacie Deiner, and Heather Lander explain why the adoption of a routine preoperative neurocognitive screening process is key to addressing the needs of our aging surgical population.

Learn: https://ow.ly/HiBh50Z5Iim

👩‍⚕️👩‍💻Women in anesthesiology are building a new path forward for themselves. Digital platforms have helped create new career pathways, offering fulfillment in the workplace and a flourishing personal life.

Read personal accounts here:
https://ow.ly/pSB350Z5Hu2

“Text-based digital communication exists in a completely different evidentiary world. Every message creates a persistent electronic record with metadata,” writes Dr. Aalap Shah and colleagues.

Learn about using a risk-aware communication framework.
https://ow.ly/VwwY50Z5zYw

This month’s AIRS Case Report describes true equipment failures.
“Patient safety has improved greatly in our field despite increased technological complexity; however, new categories of risk have emerged in the devices we use.”

https://ow.ly/nT8J50Z5zOQ

• What do you think are the biggest risks to ASCs nationally?
• How does AMSURG ensure appropriate anesthesia coverage for its sites?
• Is it the responsibility of each individual center to ensure anesthesia coverage?

Find out from Dr. Abbey Vandersall:
https://ow.ly/B97A50Z5zkY

Understanding what human factors are and how to improve them are essential components of patient safety. The ASA Monitor Safety Tip of the Month outlines practitioner factors and patient factors in difficult airway management.

https://ow.ly/MoC150Z4XIC