A series published in Anesthesia & Analgesia, the first articles of which are published in the April 2011 issue of the journal, will discuss emerging strategies for identifying and managing patients at high risk of surgical complications.
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In a blog posting on The Joint Commission website, Michael Kulczycki, executive director for The Joint Commission's Ambulatory Care Accreditation Program, writes about the importance of having the "ready to go" list assembled at the start of the survey.
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