Monitored anesthesia care — alone or following peripheral nerve block — accounts for a relatively high percentage of ambulatory anesthetics nationwide, according to a study published in the May 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
The study analyzed data from the 2006 United States of America National Survey of Ambulatory Surgery to determine national rates for the percentage of total ambulatory anesthesia operating room time that was either 1) sedation and/or MAC or 2) peripheral regional nerve block with/without sedation or MAC.
MAC cases alone comprised 29 percent of OR time, while MAC and/or peripheral nerve block comprised 34 percent of OR time. The study concluded the MAC alone or after peripheral nerve block accounted for a high percentage of ambulatory anesthetic delivery nationwide.
Read the Anesthesia & Analgesia study on monitored anesthesia care.
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The study analyzed data from the 2006 United States of America National Survey of Ambulatory Surgery to determine national rates for the percentage of total ambulatory anesthesia operating room time that was either 1) sedation and/or MAC or 2) peripheral regional nerve block with/without sedation or MAC.
MAC cases alone comprised 29 percent of OR time, while MAC and/or peripheral nerve block comprised 34 percent of OR time. The study concluded the MAC alone or after peripheral nerve block accounted for a high percentage of ambulatory anesthetic delivery nationwide.
Read the Anesthesia & Analgesia study on monitored anesthesia care.
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