Office Based Anesthesia
SAMBA’s Office Based Anesthesia Committee explores the particular issues related to administering anesthesia in a physician’s office outside of a hospital or surgery center. 

NEW Office Based Anesthesia Article
Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia Office-Based Anesthesia Revised 2020 Curriculum
Brian M. Osman, MD & Fred E. Shapiro, DO, FASA

Book List
Anesthesia Outside of the Operating Room, edited by Richard Urman, Wendy Gross and Beverly Philip
Office-Based Anesthesia: Considerations in Setting Up and Maintaining a Safe Office Anesthesia Environment, published by ASA
Manual of Office-Based Anesthesia Procedures, Fred Shapiro
Handbook of Ambulatory Anesthesia, 2nd Ed, edited by Rebecca Twersky and Beverly Philip

ASA Standards and Guidelines
Office-Based Anesthesia, Guidelines for (2009)
Basic Anesthetic Monitoring, Standards for (Effective July 1, 2011)
Non Operating Room Anesthetizing Locations, Statement on (2008)

Download from ASA site

National ASC and Office Credentialing Services
The Joint Commission
The American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAAASF)
Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC)

State Legislative and Regulatory Issues
Visit the ASA website to learn more.

Periodicals
Becker's ASC Review
Office-based anesthesia: safety and outcomes
Office-Based Anesthesia: A Comprehensive Review and 2019 Update

Additional Resources:
Crisis Management Training in Office-Based Anesthesia