Affected units’ safety valve may remain open when triggered by “High Continuous Pressure” in manual mode, even after the pressure is reduced below the trigger point, resulting in no ventilation as pressure cannot be rebuilt.

Pregabalin use during pregnancy increases risk of birth defects

The oxygen-specific seal collar for this device can be unscrewed, creating risk that wrong gas can be connected. To correct, either return to manufacturer or secure with high strength thread lock adhesive.

The Safety and Quality Committee works with fellows and ANZCA Council to support safe clinical practice in anaesthesia and pain medicine.

ANZCA has become aware of variations between hospitals and facilities in the use of red or other colour wrist bands on patients to indicate a history of anaphylaxis. We ask you to take care to know the wrist band practices in each hospital or facility you work in. We also remi...

This is a reissued safety alert warning medical practitioners of the potential fire hazards when using HFNOs

Pulse oximeters may overestimate arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2) for patients with non-white skin when SpO2 falls below 90 per cent. This disparity widens as SpO2 falls, is more pronounced in individuals with darkly pigmented skin, and is likely to be clinically important be...

Recall in New Zealand of CareSens KetoSens Test Strips batch UJ03PBXNG, which give false (too high) readings of patient blood ketones.

ANZCA has been notified of an episode of life-threatening anaphylaxis, most likely triggered by propofol, in a previously well 12 year-old boy with no allergy history. Propofol anaphylaxis is extremely rare but possible.