TY - JOUR
T1 - Controversies in Anesthesia for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
AU - King, Brett J.
AU - Levine, Adam
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2017/11
Y1 - 2017/11
N2 - The future of office-based anesthesia for oral and maxillofacial surgery is at risk. Oral and maxillofacial surgeons have been on the forefront of providing safe and effective outpatient anesthesia for decades. Recent changes in Medicare policies have had, and will continue to have, a significant effect on the training of oral and maxillofacial surgery residents regarding anesthesia. The outcome of these changes can have a major effect on the specialty of oral and maxillofacial surgery and a cornerstone of the profession.
AB - The future of office-based anesthesia for oral and maxillofacial surgery is at risk. Oral and maxillofacial surgeons have been on the forefront of providing safe and effective outpatient anesthesia for decades. Recent changes in Medicare policies have had, and will continue to have, a significant effect on the training of oral and maxillofacial surgery residents regarding anesthesia. The outcome of these changes can have a major effect on the specialty of oral and maxillofacial surgery and a cornerstone of the profession.
KW - Anesthesia team model
KW - Autonomy in anesthesia
KW - Controversy in anesthesia
KW - Office-based outpatient anesthesia
KW - Safety in anesthesia
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85030841186&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.coms.2017.07.006
DO - 10.1016/j.coms.2017.07.006
M3 - Review article
C2 - 28987231
AN - SCOPUS:85030841186
SN - 1042-3699
VL - 29
SP - 515
EP - 523
JO - Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America
JF - Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America
IS - 4
ER -