Safety The Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia (SAMBA) has published a position statement regarding a simplified approach to risk assessment and prophylaxis for prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after ambulatory surgery. The clinical practice recommendation paper, free to read in its entirety, was published in the October edition of the journal Anesthesia…
This month’s Periop Leader Week included programming intended to foster cross-functional communication and collaboration between OR teams and sterile processing departments (SPDs), as well as between infection preventionists and SPDs. Conversations with Periop Leader Week speakers and attendees who work in sterile processing revealed a unanimous desire for SPD to…
A new national guideline has been established in the United Kingdom to “improve care of people with Parkinson’s before, during and after surgery.” The guideline should be of interest to perioperative professionals in the U.S., as well. Read the guideline—which was developed by the Centre for Perioperative Care (CPOC), hosted…
The use of GLP-1 drugs has been a relatively new consideration for the surgical world, but it becomes more of a consideration by the month, especially as an ever-growing number of patients use them for more than simply blood sugar control. It’s estimated that approximately 11 percent of Americans currently…
In yet another reminder that compliance with perioperative protocols should always be followed, refreshed and reexamined, a patient has been devastated, and numerous providers and facilities have been sued. According to a report from WCHS-TV, a lawsuit filed in Washington County, Ohio, alleges that a patient had her wrong leg…
Pediatric patients with multimorbidity (MM) are at increased risk of adverse perioperative outcomes. A new study published in the journal Pediatric Anesthesia examines the prevalence of MM and its association with same-day hospital admission following scheduled pediatric ambulatory surgery, which the researchers state has not been previously well described. “Despite…
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) announced that new research to be presented at its Clinical Congress 2026 will show that underweight patients “face 92% increased odds of death after emergency general surgery.” The study drew on ACS’ National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) database, which covers more than…
A training program administered by the Medical College of Georgia (MCG) at Augusta University is “bringing advanced trauma skills directly to emergency room staff who need them most.” For the last year, a team of MCG physicians “has successfully piloted a state-funded portable simulation training course, called Rural Interactive Trauma…
ABC affiliate WMAR-TV reports that a nurse at Baltimore’s University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) has been convicted and sentenced for diverting morphine from a 10-year-old patient recovering from open-heart surgery last year. The nurse, who had been assigned to care for the child in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit,…
Nursing site allnurses has published an extensive article about the potential perioperative dangers facing patients who take GLP-1 drugs. The article, “Why GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Force Aborted Surgeries and Airway Crises Under Anesthesia,” begins with a lengthy patient scenario that brings those potential dangers home. “This emergency plays out daily…
