Guidelines to the Practice of Anesthesia

Revised Edition 2020
As recommended by the Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society

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Appendices to the Guidelines of the Practice of Anesthesia

Appendix 1: Canadian Standards Association—Standards for Equipment

Appendix 2: American Society of Anesthesiologists' Classification of Physical Status

Appendix 3: Preanesthetic checklist

Appendix 4: Guidelines, Standards and Other Official Statements Available on the Internet

Appendix 5: Position Paper on Anesthesia Assistants: An Official Position Paper of the Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society

Appendix 6: Procedural Sedation: A Position Paper of the Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society

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