Complex Information for Anesthesiologists Presented Quickly and Clearly
IQR, interquartile range; NPO, nil per os.
Infographic created by Jonathan P. Wanderer, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and James P. Rathmell, Brigham and Women’s Health Care/Harvard Medical School. Illustration by Annemarie Johnson, Vivo Visuals Studio. Address correspondence to Dr. Wanderer: jon.wanderer@vumc.org.
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