CAS strongly supports equitable patient access to healthcare and opposes any restrictions to freedom of choice in healthcare decisions, including access to a safe abortion. CAS advocates that safe abortion care is essential to protect the health and lives of people around the world.
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The Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (CAS), along with the CAS Obstetric Section, the Canadian Pediatric Anesthesia Society (CPAS), the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC), and the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) raise concerns with the findings of the study “Association Between Epidural Analgesia During Labor and Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Offspring.”
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In the coming weeks healthcare facilities are anticipated to start increasing surgical volumes despite ongoing community spread and local outbreaks of COVID-19. While we recognize the impact that the reduction in elective/urgent surgical volume has had on patient care, the emphasis during the phase of increasing surgical volumes must remain on the safety of all patients and the health care team.
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I read with great interest the commentary piece by Pace and Borgaonkar entitled "Deep sedation for colonoscopy is unnecessary and wasteful" in the February 12, 2018 online issue of the Journal (1) and I offer the following observations and comments.
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