elective surgery
Asymptomatic COVID-19 Patients Still Need to Wait for Elective Surgery
Delaying elective surgery for 10 days after COVID-19 symptoms first appear or after the first positive test for the ...
JUNE 14, 2022
Guidance on Timing of Elective Surgery In COVID-19 Patients Updated
The ASA and the APSF have released an updated statement on the timing of elective surgery in patients recovering ...
APRIL 23, 2022
ASA, APSF Call for COVID-19 Testing for Elective Surgery Regardless of Vaccine Status
The ASA and APSF released new guidance urging the reinstatement of pre-op polymerase chain reaction testing for ...
AUGUST 5, 2021
Airway Management for Cervical Spine Surgery
Anesthesiologists should be familiar with different techniques of airway management for elective or emergent ...
JULY 15, 2021
ASA, APSF Release New Guidance on Surgery for Patients After COVID-19
The ASA and APSF have issued new guidance for surgery in patients who have had COVID-19.
DECEMBER 17, 2020
Elective Surgeries Returning Following COVID-19 Lockdown
Patients, clinicians and health care institutions alike are looking forward to resuming nonemergent and elective ...
JUNE 3, 2020
ASA COVID-19 Town Hall: Return to Elective Surgery
Experts provided details on how health care systems can prepare to resume elective surgeries during the ASA town ...
MAY 8, 2020
ASA COVID-19 Town Hall: Road Map for Elective Surgery
The ASA held its weekly town hall webinar on Thursday, April 16, to provide updates and details on economic relief ...
APRIL 24, 2020
In Noncardiac Surgery, Clinical Frailty Scale More Practical Perioperative Instrument for Predicting Disabilities
Niagara Falls, Ontario—When it comes to predicting disabilities in frail patients after elective noncardiac ...
DECEMBER 18, 2017
Diabetics Given Dexamethasone for ENT Surgery At Risk for Postoperative Hyperglycemia
Although dexamethasone may be a beneficial adjunct to surgery in terms of its antiemetic and anti-inflammatory ...
APRIL 10, 2017
Managing Perioperative Hypertension in Ambulatory Surgery Patients: A Survey
Chronic hypertension is seen in 30% of adults in the United States, and patients presenting with hypertension for ...
OCTOBER 13, 2016