Review Office-based anesthesia: new frontiers, better outcomes, and emphasis on safety. Citation Text: Desai MS. Office-based anesthesia: new frontiers, better outcomes, and emphasis on safety. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2008;21(6):699-703. doi:10.1097/ACO.0b013e328313e879. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL February 11, 2009 Desai MS. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2008;21(6):699-703. View more articles from the same authors. This review article examines the evolution of safety in office-based anesthesia along with the need to apply evidence-based improvement strategies while adopting technological advances. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Desai MS. Office-based anesthesia: new frontiers, better outcomes, and emphasis on safety. 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