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Handouts

S216 Bouloux Perciaccante.pdf (1.4 MB)

The speakers will review the OMSNIC closed claims from 2000-2012 to identify the top 10, including identified causes of office-based anesthesia deaths and strategies for recognizing, managing adverse events.

1. Identify the 10 most common causes of anesthesia-related deaths in the office;
2. Prevent anesthesia-related complications with astute patient selection and management strategies for common potentially serious anesthesia complications; and
3. Explain the importance of end tidal CO₂ in monitoring patients during anesthesia.