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Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie
Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie 1/2016

01-01-2016 | Editorials

Complementary and alternative medicine in anesthesia: Are we really going there?

Author: Hilary P. Grocott, MD

Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie | Issue 1/2016

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Excerpt

In this issue of the Journal, Woodbury et al. 1 provide a narrative review outlining the expansive variety of options in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) used by patients, many of whom eventually present for surgery or for other anesthesia-related interactions (e.g., acute or chronic pain therapy). Many readers may question the validity and/or the need for such an article in the Journal, perhaps citing the relatively incomplete science surrounding these CAM therapies. In view of that, I thought that a brief note explaining the rationale and “backstory” for such an article would be in order. …
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1.
Woodbury A, Soong SN, Fishman D, Garcia PS. Complementary and alternative medicine therapies for the anesthesiologist and pain practitioner: a narrative review. Can J Anesth 2016. DOI:10.​1007/​s12630-015-0506-9.
2.
Woodbury A, Dombrowski JF. Is CAM a sham? Understanding complementary and alternative medicine for the practicing anesthesiologist. ASA Newsletter 2014; 78: 18-21.
Metadata
Title
Complementary and alternative medicine in anesthesia: Are we really going there?
Author
Hilary P. Grocott, MD
Publication date
01-01-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie / Issue 1/2016
Print ISSN: 0832-610X
Electronic ISSN: 1496-8975
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-015-0526-5

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