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Did You Know clonidine is used for multiple indications beyond hypertension, and interruption of chronic clonidine therapy in the perioperative...

Below is a list of sessions being led by SAMBA members at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2026. This is not an inclusive list. If you are a SAMBA member and we...

Did you know that the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) has issued an official threat notice regarding Cychlorphine...

Did You Know that some clinical practices instruct patients on GLP-1 receptor agonists to withhold the medication for one week and to fast from...

Did you know that the perioperative management of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) is controversial? SGLT2i were developed for...

Did you know about the newest study regarding preoperative functional capacity? Preoperative functional capacity is commonly assessed by...

Did You Know that a recent study compared closed malpractice claims in freestanding ASCs to those in hospital operating rooms? We have all...

Did You Know…Dr. Fred E. Shapiro is the President of the Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia (SAMBA)? Dr. Fred E. Shapiro, D.O., FASA was...

By Kelly Lebak, MD, FASA, SAMBA-F and Kumar Belani, MBBS, MS, FACA, FAAP, FASA, SAMBA-F The 41st Annual Meeting of the Society for Ambulatory...

Not everything that makes us effective in ambulatory anesthesiology is learned in residency. Some strengths come from entirely different arenas....

Experienced anesthesiologists from across the country comprise the Committee on Scientific Papers, bringing varied expertise to SAMBA. The committee...

Did You Know… these are the following winners from the SAMBA 2026 Annual Meeting. The Committee on Scientific Papers was proud to showcase...