RT Book, Section A1 Sanford Jr, Theodore J. A1 Doherty, Gerard M. A2 Doherty, Gerard M. SR Print(0) ID 1171274795 T1 Anesthesia T2 Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Surgery, 15e YR 2020 FD 2020 PB McGraw Hill LLC PP New York, NY SN 9781260122213 LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1171274795 RD 2023/10/03 AB Anesthesiology is a “team sport.” Providing the best and safest care for patients depends on all members of the team—surgeons, nurses, and anesthesia providers—communicating in a timely, efficient, and patient-focused manner. Anesthesiologists today not only provide patient care in the operating room but also have patient responsibilities in other areas, including preoperative anesthesia clinics (PACs), postanesthesia care units (PACUs), obstetrics, ambulatory surgery centers, endoscopy suites, postoperative pain management, critical care units, and chronic pain management.