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The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS)/American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Expert Consensus Statement on the Perioperative Management of Patients with Implantable Defibrillators, Pacemakers and Arrhythmia Monitors: Facilities and Patient Management

a t C r a t a R The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS)/American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Expert Consensus Statement on the Perioperative Management of Patients with Implantable Defibrillators, Pacemakers and Arrhythmia Monitors: Facilities and Patient Management This document was developed as a joint project with the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), and in collaboration with the A...

Anesthesia for leg amputation in high risk patients: Case reports

Background: High risk cases of leg amputation were one of major concerns in anesthesiologists.　 Cases: Sixteen cases with American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status (ASA-PS) 3 or 4 for leg amputation were reported.  Fifteen patients were medicated with more than two anticoagulants and 11 patients had bleeding tendency.  Thirteen patients received below knee amputation (BKA) and thre...

Variability in the American Society of Anesthesiologists (asa) Physical Status (ps) Classifcation Scale

بررسی اثر تجویز کلونیدین خوراکی قبل از عمل بر میزان خونریزی وکیفیت موضع جراحی حین عمل جراحی اندوسکوپی سینوس

                            Aim and Background:   Bleeding during functional endoscopic sinus surgery(FESS)remains a challenge for both surgeons and anesthesiologists despite several modalities available for improving the surgical field. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of oral clonidine premedication on blood loss and the quality of...

SPECIAL ARTICLES Practice Guidelines for Acute Pain Management in the Perioperative Setting An Updated Report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Acute Pain Management

P RACTICE Guidelines are systematically developed recommendations that assist the practitioner and patient in making decisions about health care. These recommendations may be adopted, modified, or rejected according to clinical needs and constraints and are not intended to replace local institutional policies. In addition, Practice Guidelines developed by the American Society of Anesthesiologis...