OBA continues to rapidly expand and pose unique challenges to anesthesiologists. Decisions about appropriate patient and procedure selection and equipping anesthetizing locations must be made in conjunction with the surgeon.

Office-Based Anesthesia

1. Brief Historical Perspective of Office-Based Anesthesia
2. Advantages and Disadvantages
3. Office Safety
4. Patient Selection
5. Surgeon Selection
6. Office Selection and Requirements
7. Procedure Selection
8. Anesthetic Techniques
9. Postanesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
10. Regulations
11. Business and Legal Aspects
12. Conclusions