Patient safety and office-based anesthesia.

Richard D. Urman; Nathan Punwani; Fred E. Shapiro

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Patient safety and office-based anesthesia.

October 17, 2012

Urman RD, Punwani N, Shapiro FE. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2012;25(6):648-53.

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This narrative review explores how the practice of office-based anesthesia has increased and discusses the need for uniform regulations and accreditation to improve patient outcomes.

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