TY - JOUR
T1 - Office-based anesthesia
T2 - Anesthetic techniques, drug selection, and discharge criteria
AU - Chietero, Michael
AU - Roth, Ram
PY - 2006/3
Y1 - 2006/3
N2 - Office-based anesthesia inherently possesses a number of unique challenges. Providing an effective anesthetic in this venue requires the use of fast-acting anesthetic agents with a high safety profile and minimal recovery time. Regardless of the anesthetic technique or specific agents selected, considerations for patient safety, rapid emergence, and prompt discharge are always of paramount importance. Additionally the anesthesiologist must consider issues such as postoperative pain and nausea and vomiting. In this article, anesthetic considerations and technical requirements to accomplish these objectives are discussed.
AB - Office-based anesthesia inherently possesses a number of unique challenges. Providing an effective anesthetic in this venue requires the use of fast-acting anesthetic agents with a high safety profile and minimal recovery time. Regardless of the anesthetic technique or specific agents selected, considerations for patient safety, rapid emergence, and prompt discharge are always of paramount importance. Additionally the anesthesiologist must consider issues such as postoperative pain and nausea and vomiting. In this article, anesthetic considerations and technical requirements to accomplish these objectives are discussed.
KW - Anesthetic agents
KW - Anesthetic techniques
KW - Discharge requirements
KW - Office-based anesthesia
KW - Postoperative nausea and vomiting
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33644556214&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1053/j.sane.2005.11.003
DO - 10.1053/j.sane.2005.11.003
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33644556214
SN - 0277-0326
VL - 25
SP - 13
EP - 18
JO - Seminars in Anesthesia, Perioperative Medicine and Pain
JF - Seminars in Anesthesia, Perioperative Medicine and Pain
IS - 1
ER -