A special article titled “Advancing Perioperative Medicine: A Multistakeholder Perspective” published in the Online First edition of Anesthesiology, the peer-reviewed medical journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), states that “anesthesiology is uniquely positioned to influence the continued development of perioperative medicine.”
In a press release about the article, ASA stated that “advancing perioperative medicine” is “central” to the future of healthcare, describing perioperative medicine as an “evolving multi-specialty movement” that “aligns care throughout the ‘surgical journey.’” It states that “perioperative medicine is emerging as a transformative, comprehensive, system-wide approach to patient care before, during, and after surgery – that reduces complication rates and hospital days, provides better health outcomes, and improves health system performance.”
Participants in the article included representatives from 14 professional societies and organizations.
Read ASA’s press release here, and read the special article in full here.
