In October, the PPAHS celebrated it’s 5th anniversary. In addition to building around the growing body of knowledge regarding accounting for OSA in patients receiving opioids, the PPAHS also announced a new campaign targeting VTE in orthopedic patients.
Top 5 Posts:
PPAHS Commemorates 5th Anniversary with 5 Tips for Patient Safety. To commemorate PPAHS’ 5th anniversary earlier in the year, we developed 5 animated GIFS highlighting key patient safety tips.
3 Limitations to the Use of Pulse Oximetry. A follow-up to PPAHS’ most recent podcast featuring Dr. Thomas W. Frederickson, this article examines some of the key limitations in relying on solely pulse oximetry to detect for respiratory distress.
3 Keys To Successfully Implementing Capnography. PPAHS built upon its article on the limitations of pulse oximetry with keys to effectively implementing capnography.
New Guideline on Pre-Op Screening and Assessment for OSA. This guest post from Bradley T. Traux, MD is an in-depth response to the Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine’s recent guidelines regarding OSA.
VTE Prophylaxis is a Must for Preventing VTE Readmissions in Orthopedic Patients: AAOS & ACCP Guidelines. Both the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and American College of Chest Physicians (ACCS) recently updated their guidelines for preventing orthopedic venous thromboembolism (VTE) in orthopedic patients. The PPAHS looked into implications for hospitals.
Top 5 Tweets:
The PPAHS’ top traffic on Twitter included the latest news following the opioid epidemic, as well as coverage of our latest campaign targeting VTE.
Trauma Patients Not to Blame for #Opioid Epidemic, Says Study https://t.co/vedBnLdwzn #patientsafety pic.twitter.com/qSZy7DrPtK
— PPAHS (Mike Wong) (@mikeppahs) October 22, 2016
New Guideline on Pre-Op Screening and Assessment for Ostructive Sleep Apnea via @mikeppahs https://t.co/m8my9hTcEM #opioids #ptsafety
— PPAHS (Mike Wong) (@mikeppahs) October 21, 2016
Approach #PatientSafety Together & We All Win https://t.co/XL4L6eaA5P via @patientsafe3 pic.twitter.com/oQMBXY8DUv
— PPAHS (Mike Wong) (@mikeppahs) October 27, 2016
PPAHS will be beginning a new #patientsafety campaign to develop practical solutions to help assess and prevent… https://t.co/eyru9utYuC
— PPAHS (Mike Wong) (@mikeppahs) October 20, 2016
3 Keys To Successfully Implementing Capnography #opioids #patientsafety https://t.co/7bJ4O889h3 pic.twitter.com/ZdrAzQWAbu
— PPAHS (Mike Wong) (@mikeppahs) October 23, 2016