title: New medications and techniques in ambulatory anesthesia.
abstract: Novel anesthetic and analgesic agents are currently under development or investigation to improve anesthetic delivery and patient care. The pharmacokinetic and analgesic profiles of these agents are especially tailored to meet the challenges of rapid recovery and opioid minimization associated with ambulatory anesthesia practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3094, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
authors.forename: M Stephen
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Melton
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3094, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
authors.forename: Karen C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3094, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
authors.forename: Marcy
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tucker
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3094, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3094, Durham, NC 27710, USA. Electronic address: tjgan@duke.edu.
authors.forename: Tong J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Gan
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D000777:Anesthetics; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D000777:Anesthetics; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives
keywords: Ambulatory anesthesia; Analgesia; Medications; Techniques