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Is Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC) Safe for All Cases?

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Before surgery, the surgeon comforts his anxious patient, “I can do this (choose one: biopsy, face lift, endoscopy, hand procedure) with local anesthesia and a little sedation.” The surgeon reassures the patient, “No, I never use general anesthesia, that would be far too risky for such a simple procedure. You’ll be in and out before you know it.”

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care and Pain Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, New York, New York, 10016, USA

    Kenneth M. Sutin & Jonathan Teets

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  1. Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care and Pain Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA

    Corey S. Scher

  2. Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Anna Clebone

  3. Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology (Emeritus), Former Assistant Director of Anesthesiology, Bellevue Hospital Center Retired from Department of Anesthesiology, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA

    Sanford M. Miller

  4. Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Surgery, Bellevue Hospital Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care and Pain Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, New York, New York, USA

    J. David Roccaforte

  5. Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care and Pain Medicine, Vice Chair Faculty Promotion Associate Director Anesthesia Service Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, New York, USA

    Levon M. Capan

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Sutin, K.M., Teets, J. (2017). Is Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC) Safe for All Cases?. In: Scher, C., Clebone, A., Miller, S., Roccaforte, J., Capan, L. (eds) You’re Wrong, I’m Right. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43169-7_9

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