Standards & Guidelines of American Society of Anesthesiologists
Administration
- Statement on Documentation of Anesthesia Care
- Anesthesia Consultation Program
- ASA Physical Status Classification System
- Statement on Professionalism
- Statement on Qualifications of Anesthesia Providers in the Office Based Setting
- Guidelines for Delineation of Clinical Privileges
- Guidelines for Expert Witness Qualifications and Testimony
- Policy Statement on Practice Parameters
- Protocol for Supporting a Members Right to Practice
- Statement on Conflict of Interest
- Statement on Economic Credentialing
- Statement on the Anesthesia Care Team
- The Medical Necessity of Anesthesiology Services
- The Organization of an Anesthesia Department
- Statement Comparing Anesthesiologist Assistant and Nurse Anesthetist Education and Practice
- Guidelines for Minimally Acceptable Continuing Medical Education in Anesthesiology
- Statement on Physician Nonparticipation in Legally Authorized Executions
Ambulatory Office-based Nonoperating Room Locations
AMBULATORY/OFFICE-BASED/NONOPERATING ROOM LOCATIONS
Anesthesia Care
- Standards for Basic Anesthetic Monitoring
- Definition of Immediately Available When Medically Directing
- Statement on Anesthesia Care for Endoscopic Procedures
- Ethical Guidelines for the Anesthesia Care of Patient
- Guidelines for the Ethical Practice of Anesthesiology
- Position on Monitored Anesthesia Care
- Guidelines for Patient Care in Anesthesiology
Non-anesthesiologists
- Statement on the Role of Registered Nurses in the Management of Continuous Regional Analgesia
- Statement on Granting Privileges to Nonanesthesiologist Administering Physicians Deep Sedation
- Statement on Granting Privileges for Administration of Moderate Sedation to Non-Anesthesiologist
- Advisory on Granting Privileges for Deep Sedation to Non-Anesthesiologist
- Practice Guidelines for Sedation and Analgesia by Non-Anesthesiologist
Pain
- Statement on Privileging for Chronic Pain Management
- Statement on Quality of End-of-Life Care
- Practice Guidelines for Acute Pain Management in the Perioperative Setting
- Practice Advisory for the Prevention of Perioperative Peripheral Neuropathies
- Statement on Anesthetic Care during Interventional Pain Procedures for Adults
- Practice Guidelines for Chronic Pain Management
Perioperative Care
- Statement on Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Practice Guidelines for Perioperative Blood Management
- Practice Guidelines for the Perioperative Management of Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Statement on the Interoperability of Medical Devices
- Practice Advisory for Perioperative Visual Loss Associated with Spine Surgery
- Practice Advisory for the Perioperative Management of Patients with Cardiac Rhythm Mgmt
- Practice Guidelines for Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Practice Alert for the Perioperative Management of Patients with Coronary Artery Stents
- Practice Advisory for Intraoperative Awareness and Brain Function Monitoring
Quality and Safety
- Statement on Distractions
- Statement on Fatigue
- Statement on Labeling of Pharmaceuticals for Use in Anesthesiology
- Statement on Standard Practice for Avoidance of Medication Errors in Neuraxial Anesthesia
- Statement on the Surgical Care Improvement Project
- Statement on Medication Supply and the Impact of Non Medical Uses of Medications
- Statement of Security of Medications in the Operating Room
- Outcome Indicators for Office-Based and Ambulatory Surgery
- Statement on Principles for Alarm Management for Anesthesia Professionals
- Statement on Smoking Cessation
- Statement on the Ethical Considerations with Drug Shortages
- Practice Advisory for the Prevention and Management of Operating Room Fires
- Guiding Principles for Management of Performance Measures by ASA
- Principles for Quality Incentive Programs in Anesthesiology
- Practice Advisory for the Prevention Diagnosis and Management of Infectious Complications
Regional Anesthesia
Respiratory Care
- Practice Guidelines for the Prevention, Detection and Management of Respiratory Depression Associated with Neuraxial Opioid Administration
- Statement on Standard Practice for Infection Prevention and Control Instruments for Tracheal Intubation
- Practice Guidelines for Management of the Difficult Airway
- Statement on Respiratory Monitoring During Endoscopic Procedures
- Statement of Support for Respiratory Therapists (RTs)
- Statement Regarding Respiratory Care Practitioner Credentialing
