American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting Dr. Mark Warner of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN on the Safety of Anesthesia
ANESTHESIA IS ABOUT 25 TIMES SAFER THAN IT WAS 30 YEARS AGO DESPITE THE FACT THAT OLDER AND MORE CRITICAL PATIENTS ARE NOW UNDERGOING SURGERIES THAT WERE DEEMED TOO RISKY FOR THEM IN THE PAST.