How widely adopted does #ERAS “Enhanced Recovery After Surgery” have to become before we simply call it “recovery”? 🤷🏼‍♂️

Hey Teleflex Anesthesia Teleflex , your arrow catheter epidural cap is very user unfriendly. Did you consult an anesthesiologist first? Yellow piece has to be pushed down, but no way to grip it! Meanwhile, no way to stabilize catheter while pushing yellow piece. 🤦‍♂️

Hey SOAP APSF ASA® , does anyone else have difficulty w these caps? Could twitter encourage Teleflex Anesthesia to revisit the design? Rebecca Minehart, MD

The IDPH | Illinois Department of Public Health is requiring bouffant caps in OR, despite joint consensus from American College of Surgeons ASA® & AORN that there is no link between type of hat & surgical site infection—based on evidence. Who is regulating the regulators? facs.org/about-acs/cons…

APSF is doing an amazing job with their COVID response APSF Steven Greenberg. They just released great documents on repurposing anesthesia machines to icu ventilators. Consider donating to the cause

MYTH BUSTER: #anaesthesia & #anaesthetists are hard words to say (I’m one & have trouble!) & people are sometimes confused about what we do (even other doctors!) and that’s fair enough, but we are way more than just people who “put you to sleep” for your surgery #covid19aus 1/

The Anesthesiologist: So much more than that person who “puts you to sleep...” 👇🏽 On the job with specialists doing COVID-19's most dangerous procedure nationalpost.com/news/the-airwa…

Hey 3M, any guidance on how long the versaflo PAPR filters are good for (in terms of run-hours)? In some ICUs, they are being used 24/7. Anybody know?

Congrats Katelyn! We are lucky to have such a dedicated #CCLS at @northshoreweb! #pediatric #VirtualReality SPA

Honored to be included in the APSF 35th anniversary Jade issue! apsf.org/article/the-ef… via APSF

Disagreements Persist Over Safety of Dental Anesthesia, Rita “Proudly Vaccinated” Agarwal MD & Dr Coté discuss continuation of single model delivery in dental care (oral surgeon provides dental care AND #anesthesia) despite changes due to #CalebsLaw #PedsAnes anesthesiologynews.com/Policy-and-Man…

Had a blast being interviewed by Zachary B. Deutch for the ASA® monitor discussing all things #PediatricAnesthesia ! pubs.asahq.org/monitor/articl…

Does #anesthesia affect the developing brain? In the October 2020 Jade Anniversary edition of the #APSFNewsletter, Luke Janik, MD of the UChicago Medicine, revisits this issue with updates from findings of the PANDA, MASK, and GAS studies. #patientsafety apsf.org/article/the-ef…

In our new #APSFPodcast, host Allison J Bechtel, MD discusses the effects of general anesthesia on the pediatric patient with Luke Janik, MD, a pediatric anesthesiologist at Northshore University Health System. Luke Janik, MD apsf.org/podcast/27-ane… ~ #PedsAnes #pediatrics #surgery

Ready for your commute home? Listen in to the #APSFPodcast as Allison J Bechtel, MD discusses the effect of #anesthesia on children’s development with Luke Janik, MD! apsf.org/podcast/28-ane…

Which do you prefer MAC or GETA for ERCP? Check out this Pro-Con Debate in this month's A&A Pro-Con Debate: Monitored Anesthesia Care Versus General Endotracheal Anesthesia for Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography IARS360 buff.ly/3afHzFj

Over 100 episodes of the #APSFPodcast! Join Allison J Bechtel, MD and Luke Janik, MD in discussing thermal injuries and the LAST case of the day. Special thanks to Nihon Kohden America! apsf.org/podcast/101-th… ~ #medicalpodcast #anesthesia #nursing #physicians #nurses #CAA #CRNA