Combined into one booklet for easy reference, the following ASA documents have been approved and/or amended by the ASA House of Delegates in the year designated. 

These publications can be previewed and downloaded by ASA Members here

• Ambulatory Anesthesia and Surgery, Guidelines for — 2008
• Anesthesia Care Team, The — 2008
• Anesthesia Consultation Program — 2008
• Basic Anesthetic Monitoring, Standards for — 2005
• Clinical Privileges in Anesthesiology, Guidelines for Delineation of — 2008
• Conflict of Interest, Statement on — 2008
• Continuing Medical Education in Anesthesiology, Guidelines for Minimally Acceptable — 2005.
• Continuum of Depth of Sedation; Definition of General Anesthesia and Levels of Sedation/Analgesia — 2004
• Critical Care and Trauma Medical Services: Statement of Principles — 2006.
• Critical Care by Anesthesiologists, Guidelines for the Practice of — 2004
• Distinguishing Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC) From Moderate Sedation/Analgesia (Conscious Sedation) — 2008
• Documentation of Anesthesia Care — 2008
• Economic Credentialing, Statement on — 2008
• End-of-Life Care, Statement on Quality of — 2008
• Ethical Guidelines for the Anesthesia Care of Patients With Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders or Other Directives That Limit Treatment — 2008
• Ethical Practice of Anesthesiology, Guidelines for the — 2008
• Expert Witness Qualifications and Testimony, Guidelines for — 2008
• Fluoroscopic Guidance for Spinal Injections — 2008
• Granting Privileges for Administration of Moderate Sedation to Practitioners Who Are Not Anesthesia Professionals, Statement on — 2006
• Granting Privileges to Non-Anesthesiologist Practitioners for Personally Administering Deep Sedation or Supervising Deep Sedation by Individuals Who Are Not Anesthesia Professionals, Statement on — 2006
• Interoperability of Medical Devices, Statement on — 2008
• Intravascular Catheterization Procedures, Statement on — 2008
• Labeling of Pharmaceuticals for Use in Anesthesiology, Statement on — 2004
• Management of Performance Measures, Guiding Principles for — 2005
• Monitored Anesthesia Care, Position on — 2008
• Nonoperating Room Anesthetizing Locations, Statement on — 2008
• Obstetrics, Guidelines for Regional Anesthesia in — 2007
• Obstetrics, Optimal Goals for Anesthesia Care in — 2008
• Office-Based Anesthesia, Guidelines for — 2004
• Organization of an Anesthesia Department, The — 2008
• Pain Relief During Labor, Statement on — 2007
• Patient Care in Anesthesiology, Guidelines for — 2006
• Physician Nonparticipation in Legally Authorized Executions, Statement on — 2006
• Postanesthesia Care, Standards for — 2004.
• Practice Parameters, Policy Statement on — 2008
• Preanesthesia Care, Basic Standards for — 2005
• Purpose and Core Principles, Statement of (formerly Statement of Policy) — 2004
• Qualifications of Anesthesia Providers in the Office-Based Setting, Statement on — 2004
• Quality Incentive Programs in Anesthesiology, Principles on — 2006
• Regional Anesthesia, Statement on — 2007
• Reporting Postoperative Pain Procedures in Conjunction With Anesthesia — 2008
• Respiratory Care Practitioner Credentialing, Statement Regarding — 2008
• Respiratory Therapists (RTs), Statement of Support for — 2008
• Role of Registered Nurses in the Management of Continuous Regional Analgesia, Statement on — 2008
• Routine Preoperative Laboratory and Diagnostic Screening, Statement on — 2008
• Safe Use of Propofol, Statement on — 2004
• Smoking Cessation, Statement on — 2008
• Supporting a Member’s Right to Practice, Protocol for — 2008
• Surgical Care Improvement Project, Statement on  — 2005
• Transesophageal Echocardiography, Statement on — 2008