#162 No Patient Should Be Harmed by Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression

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.When was the last time you administered an opioid or ordered opioids for postoperative pain control? For many anesthesia professionals, this is something that we do on a routine basis. There are very important anesthesia patient safety considerations related to opioid-induced respiratory depression that we are talking about on the show today.Additional sound effects from: Zapsplat.For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/162-no-patient-should-be-harmed-by-opioid-induced-respiratory-depression/© 2023, The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation