Anesthesia Patient Safety Podcast

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#327 SOS! Signals For Perioperative Safety

2026-10-0624:20

SOS is more than a maritime relic. It is proof that when people agree on a shared signal, they move faster, coordinate better, and save lives. That is the challenge we wrestle with from the 2026 APSF Stoelting Conference. Healthcare is full of alarms, monitors, checklists, risk scores, and AI predictions, but we still struggle to agree on which safety signals truly matter, what they mean, and what we are supposed to do next to prevent harm across the perioperative continuum. This is the...

#326 Corneal Abrasions After Surgery

2026-09-2916:26

Eye pain in the PACU can trigger a reflex page to ophthalmology, but that reflex is not always the safest or most efficient choice. We provide considerations for perioperative corneal abrasions including why most are superficial epithelial injuries that heal quickly and how an anesthesia-led protocol can deliver fast relief without missing the rare dangerous presentation. If you’ve been unsure when a consult is truly necessary, this conversation gives you a practical, defensible path forward....

#325 APSF Podcast Takeover: The HSSIB with CEO Dr. Rosie Benneyworth From The Medical Safety Podcast

2026-09-2201:33:14

A patient gets harmed, everyone wants answers, and the system too often responds with blame, silence, or a slow-moving inquiry that arrives years after the frontline has moved on. Today, we are hosting a special podcast takeover show from The Medical Safety Podcast. Hosted by Dr. Adam Shehata (former professional pilot turned physician) and Dr. Amir Hamid (anesthetist and emergency medicine physician), The Medical Safety Podcast focuses on how to improve our healthcare system by integra...

#324 Endotracheal Tubes Are Not All The Same

2026-09-1514:58

Your airway cart might look fully stocked, but one quiet change can reshape an entire intubation: a different endotracheal tube brand, a new material formulation, a redesigned cuff, or changes in diameter measurements. We take a close, practical look at endotracheal tube materials and design, and why supply chain instability and product discontinuations can turn a “routine” device into a patient safety risk, particularly for neonates, infants, and other pediatric patients where millimeters ma...

#323 How Technology Can Speed Training And Strengthen Anesthesia Patient Safety

2026-09-0820:58

Your first day in anesthesia can be overwhelming with so many numbers, dials, alarms, and decisions that all land at once, and the stakes are high. We sit down with Dr. Lahiru Amaratanga to ask a simple question with big implications for anesthesia patient safety: how can technology make clinicians learn faster without losing the human touch that keeps patients safe? We dig into practical education innovation, starting with AI coaching and moving toward a “trainee dashboard” that could track...

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