Advocacy Groups Support Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation’s View That Opioid Patients Need Continuous Monitoring

The Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety and Leah’s Legacy have announced their full support of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation’s call for hospitals to continuously monitor all patients receiving opioids to manage their pain after surgery.

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The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation released a video in which APSF President Robert Stoelting, MD, and other anesthesiology experts discussed the value of continuous electronic monitoring of patients’ oxygenation and ventilation. When continuous monitoring is combined with traditional nursing assessment and vigilance, it reduces the likelihood of adverse events, according to the video.

The Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety and Leah’s Legacy agree with the APSF viewpoint.

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