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2016 ACC/AHA Guideline Update

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

Anesthesia Machine Obsolescence (PDF) (Member exclusive)
(Committee on Equipment and Facilities)

 

Anesthesiologist Assistant Education and Practice

Toolkit for Integrating Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants (CAAs) into Practice (PDF) (Member exclusive)

 

Patient Blood Management

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)

Addressing Patient Concerns with Blood Transfusion from Donors Vaccinated Against COVID-19: A Clinician Primer (2024)

Guideline on the use of blood components and their alternatives (2024)

Practice Advisory on the Implementation of Preoperative Anemia Management: The Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists and the Society for the Advancement of Patient Blood Management (2024) Subscription required

Return on Investment of Preoperative Anemia Management Programs in Cardiac Surgery: An Advisory from the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Clinical Practice Improvement Committee with Endorsement by the Society for the Advancement of Patient Blood Management (2024) Subscription required

What's in Your Transfusion? A Bedside Guide to Blood Products and Their Preparation (2024)

Intraoperative Blood Management Strategies for Patients Undergoing Non-Cardiac Surgery: The Ottawa Intraoperative Transfusion Consensus (2023)

Recommendations from the International Consensus Conference on Anemia Management in Surgical Patients (ICCAMS) (2023)

Red Blood Cell Transfusion: 2023 AABB International Guidelines (2023)

A Global Definition of Patient Blood Management (2022)

STS/SCA/AmSECT/SABM Update to the Clinical Practice Guidelines on Patient Blood Management (2021)

 

Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices (CIED)

American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Expert Consensus Statement on the Perioperative Management of CIED Patients 2020
(Committee on Equipment and Facilities, February 2020)

Perioperative Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device (CIED) Management for MRI (PDF)
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Endorsed by Heart Rhythm Society (HRS).
(Committee on Cardiovascular and Thoracic Anesthesia, March 2024)

Perioperative Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device (CIED) Management Aid (PDF)
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Endorsed by Heart Rhythm Society (HRS).
(Committee on Cardiovascular and Thoracic Anesthesia, March 2024)

Supplemental Resource on Radiological CIED Device Identifiers (PDF)
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Endorsed by Heart Rhythm Society (HRS).
(Committee on Cardiovascular and Thoracic Anesthesia, March 2024)

2011 HRS/ASA Expert Consensus Statement on the Perioperative Management of Patients with Implantable Defibrillators, Pacemakers, and Arrhythmia Monitors: Facilities and Patient Management
(Committee on Equipment and Facilities, July 2011)

 

Critical Care Medicine

Recommendations on preprocedural fasting in hospitalized patients who receive tube feeding (PDF)
(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)

Environmental Sustainability

Greening the Operating Room
(Committee on Environmental Health)

Inhaled Anesthetic 2025 Challenge (Member exclusive) 

 

Equipment and Facilities

NORA Design Checklist (Member exclusive)
(Committee on Equipment and Facilities)

Operating Room Design Manual (Member exclusive)
(Committee on Equipment and Facilities)

Recommendations for Pre-Anesthesia Checkout Procedures(PDF) (Member exclusive)
(Committee on Equipment and Facilities)

 

Ethics

View more resources for ethics and professionalism including ASA Monitor articles and ethical guidelines.

 

Electronic Media and Information Technology

Network Access Recommendations (Member exclusive)

 

Geriatric Anesthesia

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)

Adherence to recommended practices for perioperative anesthesia care for older adults: Results from ASA member survey  (PDF)

Watch the ERAS in the Older Adult: An International Perspective webinar, CME available 

 

Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) Receptor Agonists

Multisociety clinical practice guidance for the safe use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in the perioperative period.

Preprocedure Care of Patients on Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists: A Multisociety Clinical Practice Guidance.

ASA Press Release: Most patients can continue diabetes, weight loss GLP-1 drugs before surgery, those at highest risk for GI problems should follow liquid diet before procedure

Infection Control

Recommendations for Infection Control for the Practice of Anesthesiology: Preventing Infectious Transmission During Anesthesia Care
(February 2024, Committee on Occupational Health)

 

Innovation

Committee on Innovation 
ASA Hub for Innovation › (Member exclusive)
Educate ASA members on emerging innovations and their potential impact on our practice, as well as nurture and support innovators within anesthesiology (May 2024, Committee on Innovation, Member exclusive)

 

Obstetric Anesthesia

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. 9 (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)

 

Occupational Health and Wellness

Comprehensive Description of the Physical Aspects of the Job of an Anesthesiologist (Member exclusive) (August 2026)
(Committee on Occupational Health)

Recommendations for Infection Control for the Practice of Anesthesiology: Preventing Infectious Transmission During Anesthesia Care
(February 2024)

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)

 

Pain Medicine

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).

 

Patient Safety

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)

 

Patient Safety and Education

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)

 

Performance and Outcomes Measurement

Postoperative Quality Outcome Indicators

Anesthesia Measures and Improvement Activities that Contribute to Facility Measures

2019-2020 American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Measure Development Cycle (Member exclusive)

Patient Satisfaction with Anesthesia White Paper (Member exclusive)

Point-of-Care Ultrasound

Diagnostic Point of Care Ultrasound (PDF)
(Point-of-Care Ultrasound Committee)

 

Practice Management

Requesting Hospital Assistance for Undercompensated Services (Member exclusive)
(Committee on Practice Management, September 2024)

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)

 

Professional Liability

Manual on Professional Liability  (Member exclusive)
(Committee on Professional Liability)

 

Quality Management and Departmental Administration 

ASA Guide to Anesthesia Department Administration (GADA) (Member exclusive)

FAQs for Common Joint Commission Topics - (Member exclusive)

1. Documentation Related to Medications Administered
2. Sedation Policies for Nonanesthesiologist Providers 
3. Postanesthesia Evaluation Requirements
4. Labeling of Medication Syringes
5. Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Regarding Adverse Events
6. Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Regarding Anesthesia Services
7. Responsibility to Maintain Medication Security
8. Anesthesia Services Responsibilities for Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation (OPPE) and Focused Professional Practice Evaluation (FPPE)

Recommended Drug Concentrations for Select Anesthesia Drugs (PDF)
FAQs for Drug Concentration Standardization (PDF)

Ad Hoc Committee on Systemic Life Imbalances

Academic Productivity and Promotions (PDF) (Member exclusive)

Caregiving Concerns and Recommendations During the COVID-19 Pandemic  (PDF) (Member exclusive)

Well-Being in Anesthesiologists During COVID (PDF) (Member exclusive)