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#16 Postoperative Vision Loss

#16 Postoperative Vision Loss

FromAnesthesia Patient Safety Podcast


#16 Postoperative Vision Loss

FromAnesthesia Patient Safety Podcast

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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Oct 20, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety.Today, we are going to dive back into the APSF 35th Anniversary Newsletter, the Jade edition with a focus on postoperative visual loss or POVL and specifically ischemic optic neuropathy or ION following spinal fusion surgery. Tune in to hear the tale of recognizing an increasing complication, working to learn so much more about it, and disseminating this knowledge along with new practice advisories to help improve patient safety and decrease the incidence of ischemic optic neuropathy following spinal fusion surgery. You do not want to miss it!© 2020, The Anesthesia Patient Safety FoundationFor show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/16-postoperative-vision-loss/
Released:
Oct 20, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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The official podcast of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) is hosted by host Alli Bechtel MD, featuring the latest information and news in perioperative and anesthesia patient safety. The APSF podcast is intended for anesthesiologists, anesthetists, clinicians and other professionals with an interest in anesthesiology, and patient safety advocates around the world. The Anesthesia Patient Safety Podcast delivers the best of the APSF Newsletter and website directly to you, so you can listen on the go! This includes some of the most important COVID-19 information on airway management, ventilators, personal protective equipment (PPE), drug information, and elective surgery recommendations. Don't forget to check out APSF.org for the show notes that accompany each episode, and email us at podcast@APSF.org with your suggestions for future episodes. Visit us at APSF.org/podcast and at @APSForg on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.