(1) participate in opinion surveys on the
effectiveness of various perioperative management strategies,
and (2) review and comment on a draft of the Advisory
developed by the Task Force. Fourth, additional opinions
were solicited from active members of the Society for Neuroscience
in Anesthesiology and Critical Care (SNACC),
NANOS, and the North American Spine Society (NASS).
Fifth, the Task Force held an open forum at a national anesthesia
meeting to solicit input on the key concepts of this
Advisory.† Sixth, all available information was used to build
consensus within the Task Force on the Advisory. A summary
of recommendations may be found in appendix 1.