ASA Monitor

12/15/2025

This month’s SEE Question highlights how neuromuscular blockade management is complicated by renal insufficiency.

Learn: https://ow.ly/lFJZ50XFVLs

12/15/2025

The December ASA Monitor theme is “A New Era in Hospital Accreditation.” Watch to learn about these topics and more:
🔸 USP
🔸 The new era of health care quality and safety
🔸 The DNV accreditation approach

https://journals.lww.com/monitor/pages/video.aspx?autoPlay=false&v=47
Joint Commission

12/14/2025

“Postoperative mortality remains high – so high that the 30 days after surgery is the world’s third-leading cause of death,” writes Dr. Daniel Sessler. Explore:
🔹Postoperative mortality incidence
🔹Causes of postoperative mortality
🔹Continuous ward monitoring
https://ow.ly/SmC850XFYsv

12/13/2025

“This case describes a wrong-dose error due to a combination of system factors, despite what appeared to be thoughtful clinical decision-making.

Read about medication errors in this month’s AIRS Case Report.
https://ow.ly/2Lyo50XFYlj

12/12/2025

For CAPE, the question shifts from:
How can we respond to this policy change? 👉 “How can we influence policy development and trends?”

Learn more about the Center for Anesthesia and Perioperative Economics (CAPE).
https://ow.ly/nP1W50XFXNU

12/11/2025

Which of the following factors has been associated MOST strongly with postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD)?
(A) Vascular disease
(B) Cardiopulmonary bypass
(C) General anesthesia

https://ow.ly/94ry50XFVIQ

12/10/2025

Drs. Elizabeth Mort and Ken Grubbs explore the evolution of accreditation and certification processes.

Learn about:
🔹A new data-driven certification program
🔹New benchmarking tools
🔹An optional continuous engagement model

https://ow.ly/Q5ll50XFVvk

12/09/2025

💰Paid positions for externs at Medical College of Georgia encourage medical students to pursue anesthesiology:
https://ow.ly/ag5I50XFVs7

12/08/2025

🩸🧪 Results from intraoperative blood salvage research
🌈A color-coded glucose patch
💯And more in this month's “Trends & Technology” column:
https://ow.ly/Sevo50XFLie

12/08/2025

12/08/2025

In “Can We Eliminate Errors?” ASA Patient Safety Editorial Board authors discuss continuous quality improvement and why medical errors often cannot be attributed to an isolated deviation from a policy or procedure.

Learn: https://ow.ly/BXXV50XFL3C

12/07/2025

How should anesthesiologists prepare for a Joint Commission visit?

Dr. Ashley Peterson outlines what to do before, during, and after the survey.
https://ow.ly/4b7w50XE25j