American Society of Anesthesiologists

The SENIC risk assessment technique has been modified to include the American Society of Anesthesiologists preoperative assessment score (Table 48-2). An American Society of Anesthesiologists score of 3 or above was associated with increased SSI risk. 

American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification... 

Cohen EN, Brown BW, Bruce DL, et al Occupational disease among operating room personnel A national survey. Report of an ad hoc committee on the effect of trace anesthetics on the health of operating room personnel, American Society of Anesthesiologists. Anesthesiology 41 321-340, 1974... 

Children (1 year of age and older) - The table below summarizes the recommended doses in pediatric patients, predominantly American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I, II, or III. In pediatric patients, remifentanil was administered with nitrous oxide or nitrous oxide in combination with halothane, sevoflurane, or isoflurane. 

American Society of Anesthesiologists classification risk level of 4 or 5... 

As methohexitone is approximately 2.7 times more potent than thiopentone, a dose of 1.5 mg-kg-1 is equivalent to 4 mg-kg-1 of thiopentone in adults. As with thiopentone, the induction dose should be reduced in the elderly, in American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade III or IV patients, and in early pregnancy. 

Anesthesiologists Addicted to the Drugs They Administer. American Society of Anesthesiologists Newsletter (May 2001). 

American Society of Anesthesiologists http //www. asahq.org/homepageie.html (accessed October 2001). 

American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Pain Management. Practice guidelines for acute pain management in the perioperative setting. Anesthesiology 1995, S2 (4), 1071-1081. 

Practice guidelines for pulmonary artery catheterization An updated report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Pulmonary Artery Catheterization. Anesthesiology 2003 99 988— 1014. 

In 2000, the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, along with the American Society of Anesthesiologists, published a joint... 

The American Society of Anesthesiologists recommends that all herbal products be stopped at least 2-3 weeks before surgery to avoid potential complications of herb use. The client should have been NPO since midnight therefore, determining when the client last took the herb is the nurse s first intervention. 

Imamachi N, Saito Y, Sakura S, Doi K, Nomira T. Effects of quazepam given the night before surgery on amnesia and inducti i and recoveiy characteristics of propofol anesthesia Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Orlando USA, 2002 Abstract A-444. 

Coltura MJ-J, Van Belle K, Van Hemelrijck JH. Influence of remifentanil (Ultiva, Glaxo Wellcome) and nitrous oxide on sevoflurane (Sevorane, Abbott) requirement during surgery. 2001 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, New Orleans USA, 2002. Abstract A-462. 

IhmsenH, Albrecht S, Fechner J, Bering W, Schuttler J. The elimination of alfentanil is decreased by propofol. 2000 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, San... 

American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on sedation and analgesia by non-anesthesiologists (1996) Practice guidelines for sedation and analgesia by non-anesthesiologists. Anesthesiology 89 459-471... 

Standards for basic intraoperative monitoring of patients undergoing anesthesia, which were developed and adopted by the American Society of Anesthesiologists, became effective in 1990 and were last revised in 2005. Standard I concerns the responsibilities of anesthesia personnel, whereas standard II requires that the patient s oxygenation, ventilation, circulation, and temperature must be evaluated continually during all anesthetics. The following list includes patient monitoring options that are available to anesthesia providers ... 

American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Perioperative Management of Patients with Cardiac Rhythm Management Devices. Anesthesiology 2005 103 186-198. 

Biebuyck, J.F. and Lund, P. (1972) Annual Meeting American Society of Anesthesiologists p. 145. 

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