ASA committee chair discusses contrast media shortage on Medscape, HealthLeaders

On Medscape and HealthLeaders, David Dickerson, M.D., chair of ASA’s Committee on Pain Medicine, discussed how the shortage may affect patient care and safety, as well as strategies for working around the shortage. "Treatment approaches can incorporate safety steps and alternative approaches that allow for us to reduce the potential for inadvertent injection into a blood vessel or outside of the intended target," he said.