Administrative issues to ensure safe anesthesia care in the office-based setting.

Timothy G. Gaulton; Fred E. Shapiro; Richard D. Urman

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Administrative issues to ensure safe anesthesia care in the office-based setting.

October 30, 2013

Gaulton TG, Shapiro FE, Urman RD. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2013;26(6):692-7.

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Highlighting the lack of standard oversight for office-based anesthesia, this review recommends accreditation as a method to augment safety in this setting.

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