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S A M B A T A L K S - PAGE 2
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January, 2008


JOIN THE DISCUSSION - TOP

Need advice about a problem case in ambulatory anesthesia? Suggestions about a difficult situation in your ambulatory surgery center? A reply to questions others have raised about ambulatory anesthesia issues?

If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, or would like to share with other professionals a comment or opinion on a topic related to ambulatory anesthesia then please "Join the Discussion".

Your question, reply or comment will be published in the next available issue of SAMBA TALKS. Include your name (or initials), email address, city, and state, if you would like these published. Please note that because of the high volume of questions we receive, there is often a delay of 1 to 2 months before publication.

SAMBA Talks will include all discussion questions we receive considered of interest to the membership at large. We will endeavor to publish a response to at least one of these questions. The response will be from experts in the field, and from those willing to express a view on a particular topic, backed by experience and/or published evidence. Where email addresses are published, those individuals have indicated their interest in discussing the published questions.

Questions and responses from previous months are now available at the eNewsletter Discussion Archive. If you have any comments regarding the previous questions, please submit them to SAMBA Discussion, and they will be published here next month.

Please note: The information presented in the replies below does not represent SAMBA policy. The replies are solely the opinions of the individuals who wrote them.


?? - LAST MONTH'S QUESTION WITH REPLY - ?? - TOP

I am looking for a breakdown of ASA stages (or Levels) - for ambulatory surgery centers. I am concerned about determining the highest level which we, as an ambulatory surgery center, are allowed to, or should consider for this center. 

I would greatly appreciate any information you can give me. 

-- From: John M. Schneider, L.H.R.M. Boca Raton, FL (JohnSchneider@bellsouth.net)

The ASA website has published guidelines for ambulatory anesthesia and surgery that may answer some, if not all of your questions.  It was most recently updated in October of 2003. I have attached the address to the direct pdf file below.

http://www.asahq.org/publicationsAndServices/standards/04.pdf

-- From: Ali Jahan, MD, Cleveland, Ohio


?? -- THIS MONTH'S QUESTION -- ?? - TOP

What are the current recommendations for perioperative beta-blocker usage? Should all centers have a protocol in place or is that not yet the standard of care?

-- From: Anonymous

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