| As healthcare technology continues to advance, physicians in medical specialties are taking necessary steps to ensure that all patients are provided safe care throughout procedures for diagnosis...
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| This Practice Alert reviews published recommendations that address the perioperative management of surgical patients with recently implanted coronary artery stents. The intent of the Alert...
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This document updates the Practice Guidelines for the Prevention, Detection and Management of Respiratory Depression Associated with Neuraxial Opioid Administration adopted by the ASA in 2007...
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Intraoperative awareness under general anesthesia is a rare occurrence, with a reported incidence of 0.1-0.2 percent. The purposes of this advisory are to identify risk factors, provide...
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The purpose of this advisory is to enhance awareness of permanent impairment or total loss of sight associated with a spine procedure during which general anesthesia is administered and to...
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This practice advisory was written by the ASA Task Force on Operating Room Fires and was approved by the House of Delegates on October 17, 2007. The purposes of this advisory are to...
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