SAMBA Clinical Practice Guidelines and Statements

Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia Updated Consensus Statement on Perioperative Blood Glucose Management in Adult Patients With Diabetes Mellitus Undergoing Ambulatory Surgery

March 2024

Care of the Pediatric Patient for Ambulatory Tonsillectomy With or Without Adenoidectomy: The Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia Position Statement

March 2024

2022 American Society of Anesthesiologists Practice Guidelines for Management of the Difficult Airway
Jeffrey L. Apfelbaum MD, et. al.

Preoperative Care for Cataract Surgery: The Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia Position Statement

December 2021

Statement on Intravenous Catheter Placement, Venipuncture and Blood Pressure Measurements in the Ipsilateral Upper Extremity after Breast Cancer Surgery with and without Axillary Lymph Node Dissection

September 27, 2021

SAMBA, SASM and SOCCA Collaborative Guidelines for Postoperative Management of Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Mandeep Singh, MBBS, MD, MSc, FRCPC, et. al.

April 2021

The Use Of Pectoralis Blocks In Breast Surgery: A Practice Advisory From The Society For Ambulatory Anesthesia (SAMBA)
Alberto Ardon MD, et. al.

2021

Consensus Guidelines for Managing Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (Updated in 2020)
Tong J. Gan, MD, et. al. 

August 2020

Malignant Hyperthermia–Susceptible Adult Patient and Ambulatory Surgery Center: Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia and Ambulatory Surgical Care Committee of the American Society of Anesthesiologists Position Statement 

August 2019

Pain Management for Ambulatory Arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Evidence-Based Recommendations From the Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia
Faraj W. Abdallah, MD, et. al.

April 2019

Succinylcholine for Emergency Airway Rescue in Class B Ambulatory Facilities: The Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia Position Statement

May 2017 

Consensus Statement on Selection of Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Undergoing Ambulatory Surgery
Girish P. Joshi, MB, BS, MD, FFARCSI, et. al.

November 2012

Consensus Statement on Perioperative Blood Glucose Management in Diabetic Patients Undergoing Ambulatory Surgery
Girish P. Joshi, MB, BS, MD, FFARCSI, et. al.

December 2010

COVID Statements

Statement on Timing of Elective Ambulatory Surgery During COVID-19 Resurgence in the U.S.

February 23, 2021

Statement on COVID-19 Testing Before Ambulatory Anesthesia

May 1, 2020

Resuming Ambulatory Anesthesia Care

April 20, 2020