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Anesthesia for Procedures Outside of the Operating Room

Introduction Nonoperating room anesthesia (NORA) and anesthesia in the nontheatre environment (ANTE), as the names suggest, provide anesthesia services at locations outside of the safe confines of the operating room. Anesthesia services are being requested at a multitude of locations…

Perioperative Care of the Surgical Patient: Surgical Emergencies in Cancer

Background Oncologic surgical emergency may be defined as an acute, potentially life-threatening condition arising from cancer pathology, e.g., obstruction of hollow viscera, bleeding from the tumor, or its treatment such as cecal perforation in a neutropenic patient. Understanding the pathophysiology…