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Mar
15
by: Professor Sukanya Mitra, MD, MAMS & Kumar G. Belani, MBBS, MS, FACA, FAAP, SAMBA-F Conference Theme: “Technology in Anaesthesia -...
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Date posted
Mar
15
Did you know that hypothermia occurs in up to 90% of surgical patients, even in short surgeries, but that a goal >35.5 degrees Celsius...
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Date posted
Mar
1
Did you know that a recent meta-analysis showed that virtual reality is a useful tool to reduce pain and anxiety in pediatric patients? Virtual...
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Date posted
Feb
15
by: Michelle Harvey, MD & Basem Abdelmalak, MD, FASA, SAMBA-F Did you know…Carbohydrate containing clear liquids are now...
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Date posted
Feb
1
Did you know that pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents during propofol sedation for colonoscopy has been an increasingly noted event...
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Date posted
Jan
18
Did you know that the 2023 abstract submission site is open? The abstract submission portal for the 2023 annual SAMBA meeting in Phoenix,...
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Date posted
Dec
7
Did you know that the SAMBA PONV guidelines were updated in 2020? Post operative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a common and bothersome...
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Date posted
Nov
23
Did you know that popular antiemetics, aprepitant and fosaprepitant, can decrease the effectiveness of hormonal-based birth control? The...
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Date posted
Nov
9
Did you know that the timing of elective surgery after a stroke may have changed again? When can a patient have elective surgery after a...
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Date posted
Nov
1
Each quarter we would like members to meet fellow SAMBA members and highlight some of the work that they do for our specialty. Our Fall Spotlight...
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Nov
1
In a recent Journal of Current Opinion in Anesthesiology article, Du et al. cited some interesting facts regarding the growth of non-operating room...
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Date posted
Nov
1
This Quarter’s Scientific Papers Committee Article of Interest is from Dr. Kevin Min examining the notion of not mask ventilating during...
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