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

01-01-2016 | Editorials

Special announcement: Guidelines to the Practice of Anesthesia - Revised Edition 2016

Authors: Richard N. Merchant, MD, Gregory Dobson, MD

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

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This issue of the Journal features the 2016 revised edition of the Guidelines to the Practice of Anesthesia 1 as developed by the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (CAS) Committee on Standards and approved by the CAS Board. The CAS has promulgated Guidelines since 1974 and the Journal has published the yearly updates as a special article since 2009. In view of the comprehensive and lengthy nature of the Guidelines document, this editorial serves to draw readers’ attention to specific topics updated in this new version. It also provides commentary about other issues undergoing further consideration for publication in future versions of the Guidelines. …
Footnotes
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Choosing Wisely Canada. Available from URL: http://​www.​choosingwiselyca​nada.​org/​ (accessed July 2015).
 
2
Guidelines to the Practice of Anesthesia – Revised Edition 2016. Revised Appendix 5. Available from URL: http://​www.​cas.​ca/​English/​.
 
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Metadata
Title
Special announcement: Guidelines to the Practice of Anesthesia - Revised Edition 2016
Authors
Richard N. Merchant, MD
Gregory Dobson, 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/s12630-015-0477-x

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