Anesthesia Patient Safety Podcast

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#287 A New Era For PONV: Safety, Guidelines, And Smarter Rescue

Nausea shouldn’t be the most memorable part of surgery. We take a clear, evidence-based look at postoperative nausea and vomiting, from identifying who’s at risk to building smarter prophylaxis bundles and choosing the right rescue when prevention falls short. With guest insights ... Show more

. 29min 8sec

#286 Pediatric Anesthesia Safety: Past Gains, Next Frontiers

Safety for children under anesthesia shouldn’t depend on luck or location. We walk through 100+ years of progress in pediatric anesthesia and focus on the next wave of innovations that can make first attempts safer, dosing smarter, and systems more reliable—especially for neonate ... Show more

. 21min 2sec

#285 Safer Smiles

A routine dental visit should never turn into a medical emergency. We sit down with Dr. Rita Agarwal, pediatric anesthesiologist and patient safety advocate, to unpack why dental anesthesia operates on a separate track from hospital-based care—and how that gap can put patients at ... Show more

. 1h 2min

#284 Safer C-Section Pain Control with Ruth Landau, MD

The fastest way to improve post-cesarean recovery is to start before the first incision—by setting expectations, testing the block, and validating what patients feel. We sit down with Dr. Ruth Landau, Virginia Apgar Professor and Chief of Obstetric Anesthesia at Columbia Universi ... Show more

. 1h 2min

#283 How To Plan, Induce, And Recover Patients With Anterior Mediastinal Masses Without Triggering Collapse

Anterior mediastinal masses make even seasoned anesthesiologists pause, and for good reason: a stable, upright patient can decompensate with a single change in position or a single dose of the wrong drug. We walk through a clear, stepwise approach that starts with anatomy and sym ... Show more

. 28min 38sec