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ASA Member Exclusive - The following work products and resources have been made available by ASA committees. They have not been approved by ASA's Board of Directors or House of Delegates and do not represent an ASA Policy, Statement or Guideline.
2016 ACC/AHA Guideline Focused Update on Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
(A link to the ACC/AHA guideline posted at the Journal of the American College of Cardiology website)
Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy: A Systematic Review for the 2016 ACC/AHA Guideline Focused Update on Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
(A link to the ACC/AHA guideline posted at the Journal of the American College of Cardiology website)
Anesthesia Machine Obsolescence (PDF) (Member exclusive)
(Committee on Equipment and Facilities)
Toolkit for Integrating Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants (CAAs) into Practice (PDF) (Member exclusive)
Plasma Components: An Update From COBM (PDF) (Member exclusive)
(Committee on Blood Management)
Additional Plasma Derivatives 2011 (PDF) (Member exclusive)
(Committee on Blood Management)
Massive Transfusion Protocol (MTP) for Hemorrhagic Shock (PDF) (Member exclusive)
(Committee on Blood Management)
Red Blood Cell Transfusion: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the AABB
(A link to the AABB guideline posted at the Annals of Internal Medicine website)
Platelets: An Update From COBM (PDF) (Member exclusive)
(Committee on Blood Management)
Transfusion Consent Form (PDF) (Member exclusive)
(Committee on Blood Management)
National Blood Shortage – Optimization and Minimization
Techniques for Patient Blood Management (PBM) (PDF)
(Committee on Blood Management)
The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) and American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Expert Consensus Statement on the Perioperative Management of CIED Patients
(Committee on Equipment and Facilities)
Recommendations on preprocedural fasting in hospitalized patients who receive tube feeding (PDF) (Member exclusive)
(Committee on Critical Care Medicine)
Anesthesiology Advanced Circulatory Life Support (ACLS) (PDF) (Member exclusive)
(Committee on Critical Care Medicine)
Handoff Recommendations for Patients Transitioning between ICU Teams and Procedural Care Areas Requiring Anesthesia Care (PDF) (Member exclusive)
(Committee on Critical Care Medicine)
Greening the Operating Room
(Task Force on Environmental Sustainability)
Operating Room Design Manual (Member exclusive)
(Committee on Equipment and Facilities)
View more resources for ethics and professionalism including ASA Monitor articles and ethical guidelines.
Network Access Recommendations (Member exclusive)
Perioperative Diagnostic Excellence for the Older Adult: An Educational Initiative
Frailty Tool Kit and Assessment for Anesthesiologists (August 2021)
Perioperative Geriatric Care State of the Union 2021 Webinar Recording (May 2021)
Geriatric Anesthesia Curriculum (PDF) (Member exclusive)
(Committee on Geriatric Anesthesia)
Watch the ERAS in the Older Adult: An International Perspective webinar, CME available
Recommendations for Infection Control for the Practice of Anesthesiology (Third Edition) (PDF) (Member exclusive)
(Committee on Occupational Health)
Creating and Communicating Your Value Proposition RFP Response Essentials (PDF) (Member exclusive)
(Committee on Practice Management)
Recruitment and Retention in a Tight Market for Anesthesia Providers (PDF) (Member exclusive)
(Committee on Practice Management)
Comparative Effectiveness of Interventions to Decrease Cesarean Births (Member exclusive)
(Committee on Obstetric Anesthesia)
Nitrous Oxide for Labor Analgesia
(Committee on Obstetric Anesthesia)
Levels of Maternal Care, Obstetric Care Consensus No. 2 (Member exclusive)
(Supported by ASA - Developed jointly by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine)
Blood Patch Placement (PDF) (Member exclusive)
(Committee on Obstetric Anesthesia)
Differential Diagnosis & Complication (PDF) (Member exclusive)
(Committee on Obstetric Anesthesia)
PDPH Clinical Management Template (PDF) (Member exclusive)
(Committee on Obstetric Anesthesia)
PDPH Patient Instructions (PDF) (Member exclusive)
(Committee on Obstetric Anesthesia)
Substance Use Disorder Resource Materials (Member exclusive)
(Committee on Occupational Health)
Substance Use Disorder Model Curriculum (April 2016) (PDF) (Member exclusive)
(Committee on Occupational Health)
Work-Life Balance: ASA Wellness Resources (Member exclusive)
(Committee on Occupational Health)
Occupational Well-Being in Anesthesiologists
(A link to the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists)
Ebola Recommendations and Information (Member exclusive)
(Committee on Occupational Health)
Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Information for Health Care Professionals
(Committee on Occupational Health)
Boom Strikes – Identification of an Operating Room Hazard (Member exclusive)
(Committee on Occupational Health)
Consensus Guidelines on the Use of Intravenous Ketamine Infusions for Acute Pain Management (PDF) (Member exclusive)
From the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, and the American Society of Anesthesiologists
Consensus Guidelines on the Use of Intravenous Ketamine Infusions for Chronic Pain (PDF) (Member exclusive)
From the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, and the American Society of Anesthesiologists
Chronic Pain Can Be a Multisystem Disease (PDF) (Member exclusive)
(Committee on Pain Medicine)
Considerations for Long -Term Opioid Use in Chronic, Non-Cancer Pain Conditions (Member exclusive)
(Committee on Pain Medicine and Ad Hoc Committee on Prescription Opioid Abuse)
Consensus practice guidelines on interventions for lumbar facet joint pain from a multispecialty, international working group
Multisociety recommendations voted on by 13 organizations; supported by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (approved by the Committee on Pain Medicine and Administrative Council; not voted on by the Board of Directors or House of Delegates).
Handout: Safe Practice Recommendations for Copy and Paste (PDF) ((Member exclusive)
The Partnership for Health IT Patient Safety (Partnership), a multi-stakeholder collaborative program working to make health IT safer, with the support of numerous organizations including ASA, is pleased to provide Safe Practice Recommendations for Copy and Paste. An implementation toolkit, a list of supporters and more information about the Partnership is available at www.ecri.org/hitpartnership.
Epidural and Spinal Anesthesia Decision Aid (PDF) (Member exclusive)
Peripheral Nerve Block Decision Aid (PDF) (Member exclusive)
Regional Anesthesia Decision Aids in the Pre-Anesthesia Clinic Improve Patient Engagement and Knowledge (2015) (PDF) (Member exclusive)
Regional Anesthesia: Patients Want Information but Most will Leave Anesthetic Choice to Their Doctors (2014) (PDF) (Member exclusive)
Safety Handbook (Member exclusive)
(Committee on Patient Safety and Education)
IAC Emerging Topics in Patient Safety (Member exclusive)
(Committee on Patient Safety and Education)
Daily Operational Cognitive Aids (Member exclusive)
(Committee on Patient Safety and Education)
Emergency Manuals (Member exclusive)
(Committee on Patient Safety and Education)
In-Hospital NORA Safety Introduction (Member exclusive)
(Committee on Patient Safety and Education)
Safety Culture (Member exclusive)
(Committee on Patient Safety and Education)
Decision Aids (Member exclusive)
(Committee on Patient Safety and Education)
Social Media Resources for Patient Safety (Member exclusive)
(Committee on Patient Safety and Education)
ASA Monitor Articles from the CPSE (Member exclusive)
(Committee on Patient Safety and Education)
See all CPSE resources (Member exclusive) (Committee on Patient Safety and Education)
2019-2020 American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Measure Development Cycle (Member exclusive)
Patient Satisfaction with Anesthesia White Paper (Member exclusive)
Diagnostic Point of Care Ultrasound (PDF)
(Point-of-Care Ultrasound Committee)
Manual on Professional Liability (PDF) (Member exclusive)
(Committee on Professional Liability)
ASA Guide to Anesthesia Department Administration (GADA) (Member exclusive)
FAQs for Common Joint Commission Topics - (Member exclusive)
Recommended Drug Concentrations for Select Anesthesia Drugs (PDF)
FAQs for Drug Concentration Standardization (PDF)
Caregiving Concerns and Recommendations During the COVID-19 Pandemic (PDF) (Member exclusive)
Well-Being in Anesthesiologists During COVID (PDF) (Member exclusive)
Emergency Preparedness Resources
Trauma Anesthesiology Resources
Statement of Principles: Trauma Anesthesiology
Trauma Anesthesiology Curriculum for CA-1 and CA-2 Residents (PDF)
Trauma Anesthesiology Curriculum for CA-3 Residents (PDF)
Trauma: Airway Management (PDF)
Disaster Resource Template (PDF)
Visit the COTEP page for more information.
Date of last update: May 25, 2023