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Did you know that it's time to register for the SAMBA Annual Meeting? The SAMBA Annual Meeting will be held once again at the Arizona...

In this two-part SAMBA LINK series, we are proud to present one of the SAMBA Founding Members, Harry C. Wong, MD. In 1985, SAMBA’s inaugural...

by: Professor Sukanya Mitra, MD, MAMS & Kumar G. Belani, MBBS, MS, FACA, FAAP, SAMBA-F Conference Theme: “Technology in Anaesthesia -...

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...

Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a major problem in the United States, affecting roughly 2.5 million Americans.1 Increasingly, patients prescribed...

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...

by: Michelle Harvey, MD & Basem Abdelmalak, MD, FASA, SAMBA-F Did you know…Carbohydrate containing clear liquids are now...

Did you know that pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents during propofol sedation for colonoscopy has been an increasingly noted event...

Did you know that the 2023 abstract submission site is open? The abstract submission portal for the 2023 annual SAMBA meeting in Phoenix,...

Did you know that the SAMBA PONV guidelines were updated in 2020? Post operative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a common and bothersome...

Did you know that popular antiemetics, aprepitant and fosaprepitant, can decrease the effectiveness of hormonal-based birth control? The...

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...