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Mar
29
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...
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Mar
15
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...
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Mar
1
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...
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Feb
15
by: Michelle Harvey, MD & Basem Abdelmalak, MD, FASA, SAMBA-F Did you know…Carbohydrate containing clear liquids are now...
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Feb
1
Did you know that pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents during propofol sedation for colonoscopy has been an increasingly noted event...
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Jan
18
Did you know that the 2023 abstract submission site is open? The abstract submission portal for the 2023 annual SAMBA meeting in Phoenix,...
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Dec
7
Did you know that the SAMBA PONV guidelines were updated in 2020? Post operative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a common and bothersome...
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Nov
23
Did you know that popular antiemetics, aprepitant and fosaprepitant, can decrease the effectiveness of hormonal-based birth control? The...
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Nov
9
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...
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Oct
26
Learn why intramuscular epinephrine is the first-line treatment for anaphylaxis, even with IV access, per 2020 allergy guidelines and AHA CPR...
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Oct
12
Did you know that intraoperative esmolol can decrease postop pain and opioid use? Conventional wisdom has been that the intraoperative...
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Sep
28
Did you know that all routine medications should be continued on the day of cataract surgery? In December, 2021 Anesthesia and Analgesia...
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