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Did You Know that severe unexpected neurologic complications after anesthesia have been associated with mitochondrial ND4 mutations in patients of...

by: Rim Ishak, MD Did You Know? The Truth About Iodine “Allergy” There’s a longstanding misconception that shellfish...

Did You Know Kratom Use May Complicate Anesthesia and Pain Control? Kratom, a supplement used for anxiety, depression, chronic pain, or...

Did You Know the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) issued a Statement on Pregnancy Testing Prior to Anesthesia and Surgery? Key...

Did You Know... The 2026 Annual Meeting Abstract Submission Portal is Now Open The abstract submission portal for the 2026 SAMBA Annual...

Did you know that across the globe, five billion people lack access to safe and affordable surgery? Office-based surgery and anesthesia (OBA) have...

Looking for productivity hacks? Did You Know that Artificial Intelligence can help answer your medical questions but there are potential...

Did You Know that a new SAMBA–QUAD A affiliation expands SAMBA member educational opportunities? We are excited to share that SAMBA has...

Did You Know SAMBA is solving clinical conundrums at the 2025 ASA annual meeting! SAMBA is sponsoring an exciting panel, Clinical Conundrums in...

Did you know that September is Women in Medicine Month, and the Society of Ambulatory Anesthesia (SAMBA) proudly celebrates the extraordinary women...

Did you know that a recent study applied performance frontiers, an operations management theory, to non-operating room anesthesia (NORA) sites for...

Did you know that cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) are increasingly common, varied, and complex? CIEDs may be identified by...