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Statements

Statement on Practice Parameters
Statement on Pregnancy Testing Prior to Anesthesia and Surgery
Statement on Reducing Maternal Peripartum Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Anesthesia Care
Statement on Access to Pain Care (New! October 18, 2023)
Statement on Burnout
Statement on Creating a Culture of Well-Being for Health Care Workers
Statement on Labeling of Pharmaceuticals for Use in Anesthesiology
Statement on Lactation Among Anesthesia Clinicians
Statement on Post-Dural Puncture Headache Management
Statement on Principles Trauma Anesthesiology
Statement on Administration of Medications
Statement on Anesthesiologists' Role in Reducing Maternal Mortality and Severe Maternal Morbidity
Statement on Compensation Equity Among Anesthesiologists
Statement on Security of Medications in the Operating Room (Revised October 18, 2023)
Statement on Students Involved in Anesthesia Care
Statement on Substance Use Disorder
Statement on Support for Respiratory Therapists (RTs) (Revised October 18, 2023)
Statement on Anesthetic Care during Interventional Pain Procedures for Adults
Statement on Comparing Certified Anesthesiologist Assistant and Certified Nurse Anesthetist Education and Practice
Statement on Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants (CAAs): Description and Practice
Statement on Clinical Privileges for the Non-Physician Anesthesia Practitioner (New! October 18, 2023)
Statement on Conflict of Interest
Statement on Controlled Organ Donation After Circulatory Death
Statement on Criminalization of Medical Errors (New! October 18, 2023)
Statement on Distractions
Statement on Distinguishing Monitored Anesthesia Care ("MAC") from Moderate Sedation/Analgesia (Conscious Sedation) (New! October 18, 2023)
Statement on Documentation of Anesthesia Care (Revised October 18, 2023)
Statement on Drug Concentration Standardization
Statement on Economic Credentialing (Revised October 18, 2023)
Statement on Fatigue
Statement on Fundamentals of a Safe and Healthy Workplace for Anesthesiologists (New! October 18, 2023)
Statement on Granting Privileges for Administration of Moderate Sedation to Practitioners Who are Not Anesthesia Professionals
Statement on Granting Privileges for Deep Sedation to Non Anesthesiologist Physicians
Statement on Intravascular Catheterization Procedures (Revised October 18, 2023)
Statement on Intravenous (IV) Fluid Bag Spiking (Revised October 18, 2023)
Statement on Ketamine for the Treatment of Chronic Pain (New! October 18, 2023)
Statement on Neuraxial Medication Shortage and Alternatives (New! October 18, 2023)
Statement on Neurologic Complications of Neuraxial Analgesia/Anesthesia in Obstetrics (New! October 18, 2023)
Statement on Nonoperating Room Anesthesia Services (Revised October 18, 2023)
Statement on Oral Intake During Labor
Statement on Outcome Indicators for Office-Based Anesthesia and Ambulatory Surgery
Statement on Pain During Cesarean Delivery (New! October 18, 2023)
Statement on Palliative Care (Reaffirmed October 18, 2023)
Statement on Peer Support after Unexpected Outcomes: Treatment of the "Second Victim"
Statement on Personal Leave (Revised October 18, 2023)
Statement on Physician-Led Anesthesia Care
Statement on Physician Nonparticipation in Legally Authorized Executions
Statement on Practice of Pain Medicine
Statement on Practice Recommendations for Pediatric Anesthesia
Statement on Principles for Alarm Management for Anesthesia Professionals (Revised October 18, 2023)
Statement on Professionalism
Statement on Qualifications of Anesthesia Providers in the Office Based Setting
Statement on Quality Metrics
Statement on Recommendations for Safe Injection Practices
Statement on Regional Anesthesia
Statement on Reporting Postoperative Pain Procedures in Conjunction with Anesthesia
Statement on Respiratory Monitoring During Endoscopic Procedures
Statement on Resuming Breastfeeding after Anesthesia
Statement on Safe Use of Propofol
Statement on Safety Culture (Revised October 18, 2023)
Statement on Sedation and Anesthesia Administration in Dental Office Based Settings
Statement on Smoking Cessation (Revised October 18, 2023)
Statement on Standard Practice for Avoidance of Medication Errors in Neuraxial Anesthesia
Statement on Surgical Attire
Statement on the Aging Anesthesiologist (Reaffirmed October 18, 2023)
Statement on the Anesthesia Care Team (Revised October 18, 2023)
Statement on the Ethical Considerations with Drug Shortages
Statement on the Interoperability of Medical Devices (Revised October 18, 2023)
Statement on the Practice of Pediatric Pain Medicine (New! October 18, 2023)
Statement on the Regulation of the Practice of Medicine by Third-Party Payors
Statement on the Role of Anesthesiologists in the Practice of Adult Critical Care Medicine
Statement on the Role of Registered Nurses in the Management of Continuous Regional Analgesia (Reaffirmed October 18, 2023)
Statement on the Use of Low Gas Flows for Sevoflurane (New! October 18, 2023)
Statement on Transesophageal Echocardiography
Statement on Respiratory Care Practitioner Credentialing (Revised October 18, 2023)
Statement on the Medical Necessity of Anesthesiology Services (Revised October 18, 2023)

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