Guidelines to the Practice of Anesthesia

Revised Edition 2019
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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Other documents

Standards Queries document (compiled June 2015)

Peri-Operative Status of "Do Not Resuscitate" (DNR)* Orders and Other Directives Regarding Treatment

2002 Edition

Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society/Canadian Heart Rhythm Society joint position statement on the perioperative management of patients with implanted pacemakers, defibrillators, and neurostimulating devices 

April 2012

Commentary to Society position statement (CCS/CAS Pacemaker information request form can be found under Electronic Supplementary material)
January 2013

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Research Ethics Guidelines

Guidelines on the Ethics of Clinical Research in Anesthesia

2011 Edition
As prepared by the Ethics Committee of the Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society