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ASA and SPA offer guidance on patient management and screening along with published scientific reports, from South American anesthesiology societies, health agencies, and international experts on mitochondrial disorders, describe healthy adult and pediatric patients of Venezuelan lineage developing severe neurologic complications and death following routine general anesthesia. Read more at asahq.org/raregenemutation (April 2026)
Joint Communication from the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia regarding severe neurological complications and death after general anesthesia in adult and pediatric patients of Venezuelan ancestry (January 27, 2026)
Guidance on the Safe Use of Ketamine Outside of Acute Pain Management and Procedural Sedation (January 2026)
Patient Guidance on Anesthesia Care for Tattoo Procedures (June 2025)
Tattoo Procedures for Health Care Professionals (June 2025)
Date of last update: April 10, 2026
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