Cardiac arrest in the operating room presents unique challenges that standard Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) protocols simply were not designed to address. This eye-opening exploration with APSF author, Zachary Smith, reveals why traditional resuscitation guidelines fall short when emergencies strike during surgery and anesthesia care. The dyna ... Show More
Nov 3
#331 Safer Under Pressure
Pressure changes everything. When demand exceeds capacity, teams don’t stop caring, they start adapting. The problem is that adaptation often happens in the shadows: quiet workarounds, unspoken corner cutting, and improvised “just get through today” decisions that raise anesthesi ... Show More
32m 18s
Oct 27
#330 Earning Patient Trust Across The Perioperative Journey
Trust is getting harder to earn in healthcare, yet it might be the most important thing. We continue our coverage of the 2026 APSF Stoelting Conference series starting with Thomas Lee, MD, asking the uncomfortable question most systems avoid: what are we producing with all this w ... Show More
21m 29s
Oct 20
#329 Smarter Perioperative Triage
If your preop clinic feels overloaded, the answer might not be “work harder” it might be “triage smarter.” We share highlights from the 2026 APSF Stoelting Conference on how perioperative teams can match resources to risk, protect access for complex patients, and improve safety a ... Show More
18m 57s
Feb 2022
177. CCC: Cardiac Arrest, E-CPR, & Post-Arrest Care with Dr. Jason Bartos
Approximately 350,000 adults per year in the US experienced out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Only about 10% of such patients survive their initial hospitalization. The key drivers of successful resuscitation from OHCA are bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and pu ... Show More
1h 5m
May 2022
Ep 169 Cardiac Arrest Controversies – Chest Compressions, Dual Defibrillation, Medications and Airway
In this first part of our 2-part series on Cardiac Arrest Controversies Rob Simard, Bourke Tillman, Sara Gray and Scott Weingart discuss with Anton how best to ensure high quality chest compressions, the pros and cons of mechanical CPR, the literature on dual sequential defibrill ... Show More
1h 17m
<p dir="ltr"><strong>Contributor:</strong> Meghan Hurley, MD</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Educational Pearls: </strong></p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Two main reasons to choose non-traditional RSI</p> </li> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="2"> ... Show More
<p><strong>Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD</strong></p> <p><strong>Educational Pearls:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) has been attempted as an adjunct to CPR during cardiac a ... Show More
<p dir="ltr"><strong>Contributor:</strong> Travis Barlock, MD</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Educational Pearls:</strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) is defined as when the heart suddenly stops beating. Immediate treatment for SCA includes Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ... Show More
