Did You Know?

Every two weeks, SAMBA releases a "Did You Know?" post to introduce our members to articles and reviews to help educate them on the results and conclusions of various topics and studies. These articles/posts include special emphasis on the conclusions and implications for practice management in ambulatory anesthesia.

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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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Did you know that anaphylaxis to penicillin does not predict an allergic reaction to cefazolin? Prophylactic antibiotic administration is...

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Did you know remimazolam may be a useful drug for the ambulatory surgery setting? Remimazolam besylate is the newest benzodiazepine to...

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Did you know that the ASA has offered guidance on preoperative management of patients on glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists...

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Did you know that supraglottic airway rescue is underutilized in pediatric difficult airway management? The issue of difficult airway and...

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Are you using the wrong sized ETT? Debate over the best endotracheal tube (ETT) size to use for adults in non-emergency surgery has...

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Did you know that the use of low fresh gas flow with sevoflurane is safe? The sevoflurane manufacturer package insert states, “To...

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