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Did You Know...that patients taking SGLT2 inhibitors need to hold these medications for 3-4 days before elective surgery? Sodium-glucose...

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Join SAMBA to advance ambulatory anesthesia with expert education, networking, research awards, guidelines, webinars, and exclusive member benefits.

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Did you know that transgender patients are coming to your ASC? An increasing number of American adults identify as transgender or...

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Did you Know of Harm and Waste from Nitrous Oxide? Nitrous oxide, discovered by Joseph Priestly and introduced as “laughing...

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SAMBA Member Spotlight - Dr. Catherine Tobin Each quarter we would like members to meet fellow SAMBA members and highlight some of the work that...

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Did you know it's time to submit your abstract for the Annual Meeting? The abstract submission portal for the 2024 SAMBA Annual Meeting...

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by: Matt Thames, MD and Ashley Shilling, MD Did you know you should likely be giving ALL of your TJA patients TXA? Total joint...

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Join SAMBA to advance ambulatory anesthesia with education, research, networking, guidelines, webinars, and exclusive member benefits in outpatient...

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Do you take NIBP readings on the forearm? See what the recent evidence says... In patients with obesity, forearm measurement of...

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by: Harika Nagavelli, MD and Srini Pyati, MBBS, MD, FCARCSI Did you know that a one-time dose of IV methadone at induction can improve...

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Did you know in spite of the common recommendation to use the “correct sized” cuff when measuring blood pressure this was only...

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Did you know that you may be using the wrong dose of ketorolac in your ASC patients? Ketorolac is a potent parenteral non-steroidal...

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