title: Pandemic influenza: impact on perianesthesia nursing areas.
abstract: As our readers are aware, these pages are typically used by the editors. However, in light of the recent events and concerns surrounding the swine flu, the editors have elected to quickly substitute an informative piece regarding influenza for the usual editorial. We thank Dr. Daphne Stannard for her willingness to disseminate her knowledge on the topic. The Editors.
authors.affiliation: UCSF Medical Center, University of California-San Francisco, 855 Folsom #923, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA. daphne.stannard@ucsfmedctr.org
authors.forename: Daphne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stannard
mesh_terms: D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D009975:Orthomyxoviridae / Q000145:classification; D016528:Postanesthesia Nursing