#271 Empowering Patients: The Key to Safer Anesthesia
Patient engagement stands as the cornerstone of perioperative safety, bringing together the knowledge of medical professionals with the lived experiences of those receiving care. Through powerful pers...
9 Sep 202515min
#270 From Fears to Facts: Empowering Patients Before Surgery
What happens when we truly listen to patients' fears about anesthesia? The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) discovered something remarkable: despite the wealth of medical information availa...
2 Sep 202516min
#269 Infiltrated IV Crisis: Managing Complications and Keeping Patients Safe
Every anesthesia professional has encountered IV infiltration—but when neuromuscular blocking agents are involved, this common complication becomes a complex patient safety challenge with no establish...
26 Aug 202514min
#268 Beyond the Vein: The Dangers of Infiltrated Muscle Relaxants
Ever wondered what happens when neuromuscular blocking agents infiltrate into surrounding tissue instead of flowing smoothly through an IV? The consequences can be serious and potentially life-threate...
19 Aug 202515min
#267 Beyond Opioids: Revolutionizing Perioperative Pain Control
Navigating the fine line between effective pain control and minimizing harm from opioid medications remains one of anesthesiology's greatest challenges. This episode dives deep into the evolving lands...
12 Aug 202519min
#266 Protecting the Brain: Perioperative Stroke Prevention
Perioperative stroke represents a rare but potentially devastating complication of anesthesia care. While occurring in less than 1% of non-cardiac surgical patients, this complication fundamentally th...
5 Aug 202521min
#265 The Breakthrough Drug Changing Perioperative Pain Management
A revolution in pain management has arrived. The FDA's approval of Suzetrigine in January 2025 introduces the first non-opioid analgesic for moderate to severe pain in over twenty years. This breakthr...
29 Juli 202515min
#264 Rethinking Resuscitation in the Operating Room: Beyond ACLS
Cardiac arrest in the operating room presents unique challenges that standard Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) protocols simply were not designed to address. This eye-opening exploration wi...
22 Juli 202515min
