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Wherritt JA, Miller GC, Patel C, Webber AM. Anesthesia for Ambulatory Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery. Int Anesthesiol Clin. 2026 Jul 1;64(3):61-68....

Views expressed are my own. The gist: I recently joined a CASA (California Ambulatory Surgery Association) panel with ASC operators and...

The gist: At the SAMBA 2026 Annual Meeting, I presented on controlled substance handling in office-based anesthesia. The talk covered registration,...

The Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia (SAMBA) is excited to announce the launch of the SAMBA Online Journal Club, a new member engagement initiative...

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...

Dear SAMBA members, I’m taking this opportunity to personally invite you to our SAMBA 2026 Annual Meeting, May 14-16 at the Gaylord National...

Malignant hyperthermia (MH) susceptibility diagnosis has traditionally relied on invasive contracture testing performed at specialized centers....

Preoperative evaluation and medication management are cornerstones to delivering high-quality procedural care. Patient outcomes depend on management...

by: QUAD A Clinical Team Ambulatory surgical facilities, including Medicare-deemed ASCs and non-Medicare Outpatient based Surgical and Procedural,...

I had the distinct pleasure of having a conversation with Dr. Raafat Hannallah, one of SAMBA’s first leaders,1 past president of SAMBA...