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The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation is the pioneer organization dedicated to assuring #PatientSafety in #anesthesia care. Retweets are not endorsements.

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🗞️ Featured in select USA Today inserts today! 🗞️

Do you have questions about your upcoming #surgery or #anesthesia? Scan the code for answers to the most common questions! #patientsafety #anesthesiology

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APSF Podcast: Moisture & Mold in the #AnesthesiaMachine

The latest #APSFPodcast tackles moisture and mold in the anesthesia machine — a #patientsafety issue that doesn’t get nearly enough attention.

▶️ Like, review, and subscribe!
#InfectionControl

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🎯Rigid adherence to “zero-opi0id” targets may inadvertently introduce risks to #patientsafety.

Read the full editorial here:

https://t.co/fcr8mioddE

#Anesthesia #Anesthesiology #APSFNewsletter

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Are we creating new #patientsafety risks in the name of opi0id reduction? 🤔
The latest #APSFNewsletter features an editorial arguing that eliminating opi0ids may introduce unintended harm.

Do you agree? Drop your take below. ⬇️
https://t.co/fcr8mioddE @aanacrna

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New #APSF editorial:

“A flexible, patient-centered, opioıd-sparing multimodal approach rather than absolute opioıd elimination may better support #perioperative safety and recovery while addressing the complexities of surgical pain management.”

https://t.co/fcr8mioddE

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The #anesthesia consent will take an hour if we explain every possible complication of every medication and every event. How much is too much - or too little?
APSF’s @MaxFeinsteinMD discusses with Paul Lefebvre, JD.

https://t.co/lUxPfbYfPr

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Mold in the #anesthesia machine? Listen in to this week’s #APSFPodcast because you don’t want to miss this discussion of where it can lurk and what to do about it!
Special thanks to Preferred Physicians Medical for their support.

https://t.co/UtRNBkvk0L

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Informed #consent is an important part of #anesthesia practice. Patients should fully participate in the process to have a reasonable understanding of their risks, benefits, and alternatives. Watch the video out now!
*not medicolegal advice*

https://t.co/tXjv8DB2L3

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Your patient is worried about his #surgery and asks you for “something to take the edge off”. Is it a good idea to before the #anesthesia informed #consent?
APSF’s Max Feinstein, MD, finds out with Paul Lefebvre, JD, of Preferred Physicians Medical.
*Not medicolegal advice.*

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@maffygirl @charlesj_au Nice hats

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2,000+ patients. One surprising finding. 👀
#Ketamine vs. #etomidate for RSI in critically ill adults — a new NEJM RCT found no difference in 28-day mortality. But ketamine came with more cardiovascular collapse & lower peri-intubation BPs.

https://t.co/NKs2JIDwb4

#Anesthesia

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Hantavirus in the OR? Here’s what your circuit setup should look like. 👇
✅ HEPA filter at the airway-circuit interface.
✅ HEPA protection at the gas sampling port.
✅Filter stays on during disconnections. Same goes for the BVM.

🔗 https://t.co/cSoIX2ftc3 #hantavirus

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Want the latest in research in anesthesia #patientsafety?

🎧#APSFPodcast host @AlliBechtelMD breaks down the latest research in the newest APSF Podcast episode. Like, review, subscribe — and stay sharp. Special thanks to Vertex for supporting #APSF!

https://t.co/8JzPT2nDLT

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One birthday party: 90 minutes, 33 infections, 11 deaths. 😳

Person-to-person #hantavirus transmission is rare, but not impossible. A former CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer wrote a Letter to the Editor in the #APSFNewsletter. Are you prepared?

https://t.co/embrCfKzCW

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📢 Attention #anesthesia trainees — the deadline has been extended!
The 2026 APSF Trainee Quality Improvement/Patient Safety Program is now accepting submissions through JUNE 30, 2026!

#PatientSafety #AnesthesiaResidents #CRNA #SRNA #AnesthesiologistAssistant
#meded

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Are there lessons from #COVID-19 that we can apply to #hantavirus management in the #operatingroom? Here are some tips from the latest #APSFNewsletter article just released this week!

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🌍 This new #APSFPodcast with Eva Lu-Boettcher, MD, explores the gaps & system barriers behind global health disparities - and the global efforts working to change it. 🩺

#PatientSafety #GlobalHealth

https://t.co/UtRNBkvk0L

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Wow! Thank you to our APSF Partner Collaborative for their amazing support of #patientsafety in #anesthesia,
especially our Platinum Sponsors
BD
Blink Anesthesia
GE HealthCare
Fresenius Kabi USA
Solventum Medical

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🗞️ Just released! 🗞️

The #APSF has a new article on #hantavirus management. Learn about the different types of hantavirus & how to identify them. Stay tuned for part two on intraoperative precautions.

Can’t wait? Read more here:
📱 https://t.co/cSoIX2ftc3

#anesthesiology

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As of March 2026, there are new considerations for Jehovah’s Witness patients and blood products. Here to decipher the legal nuances are the APSF’s Max Feinstein, MD, and Paul Lefebvre, JD!
#law #medicine #legal #jehovahswitness #bloodtransfusion #bloodproducts

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@deepak_neuro @SNACCNeuro @dremilym @emilysharpe @Aditya_S_Pandey @dyavagal @BrianHoward_MD @johannatfifi @chriskellnerMD @ClemensSchirmer @giovannilandoni @rgrandhi 🤝 Always happy to work with @SNACCNeuro 😎