President's Messages

A left bundle branch block (LBBB) on an electrocardiogram (ECG) markedly increases the likelihood of underlying structural heart disease and left...

Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are used to treat Type 2 diabetes and heart failure. The main medications in this class are...

On March 30th each year, National Doctors' Day honors physicians for their dedication and contributions. The first Doctors' Day was celebrated on...

In 2015, the late Paul Barash published an article highlighting the 20 most important articles on anesthesiology (in his opinion) that were ever...

Explore SAMBA's President's Message on reducing operating room waste, promoting reusable medical supplies, and advancing environmental...

There are many consequences from the pharmaceuticals we use -and those we fail to use- that go way beyond the immediate effects on patients. The...

Discover SAMBA's President's Message on how simple eye masks reduce midazolam sedation needs during spinal anesthesia, enhancing patient comfort and...

Discover SAMBA's President's Message on optimizing preoperative evaluations to reduce complications, improve outcomes, and enhance ambulatory...

Explore SAMBA's President's Message on rethinking anesthesia dogma, airway management, and the role of neuromuscular blockers and sugammadex in safe...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in the perioperative period. In a study of 38,047 patients having non-cardiac surgery 11% had...

Many of us work in a care team model. A true “care team model” includes all of the individuals who help deliver safe anesthesia care to...

People who develop COVID-19 in the perioperative period are more likely to have complications and to die than people without the infection.1,2 One...