title: Anesthesia drugs in the obstetric and gynecologic practice.
abstract: The obstetrician-gynecologist is often solely responsible for analgesia/sedation and regional blocks during office-based and outpatient procedures. The American Society of Anesthesiologists guidelines for the provision of analgesia/sedation for nonanesthesiologists provide helpful recommendations to maximize patient safety during office-based and outpatient procedures. This article provides a review of the fundamentals of sedation/analgesia, monitored anesthesia care, and local anesthetics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Roulhac D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Toledano
authors.forename: Bhavani-Shankar
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Kodali
authors.forename: William R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Camann