Regional anesthesia and pain medicine
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Reg Anesth Pain Med
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · May 2014
Anesthesia, Outcomes, and Public Health: Changing Health Care While "Asleep"
More than 50 million surgical procedures are performed annually in the United States, with perioperative complications and related long-term adverse outcomes profoundly affecting the nation's health. A growing number of studies recognize that type of anesthesia, a main determinant of perioperative care, is associated with perioperative morbidity and mortality. ⋯ Further research is needed to elucidate the impact of anesthesia-related factors on short- and long-term health outcomes. Progress in this area of medicine and its public-health consequences will depend largely on the interest of the public, researchers, and health care policy makers.