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Archive > July, 2010 Vol. XI, No. 7

Anesthesia Alert

New Chronic Pain Guidelines

John Dombrowski, MD, PC

The American Society of Anesthesiologists recently updated its practice guidelines for chronic pain management for the first time since 1997. While these new guidelines have no sweeping changes, they'll help you make sure that your pain management doctors are using the most up-to-date and effective methods for treating patients with chronic pain. Here's a synopsis of the main points and a few of the changes.

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