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THE TWO LAWS OF ANESTHESIA (ACCORDING TO SURGEONS)

The Anesthesia Consultant

There are Two Laws of Anesthesia, according to surgeon lore. Surgeons work with physician anesthesiologists, with certified nurse anesthetists (CRNAs), or with an anesthesia care team that includes both physician anesthesiologists and CRNAs. Anesthesiologists typically spend 90+% of their working hours in the operating room.

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HOW LONG DOES GENERAL ANESTHESIA LAST?

The Anesthesia Consultant

How long will the anesthesia last?” The query “How long does general anesthesia last?” Intravenous anesthesia is well discussed in the textbook Miller’s Anesthesia , Ninth Edition , Chapter 23. Inhalational anesthesia is well discussed in the textbook Miller’s Anesthesia , Ninth Edition , Chapter 20.

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Understanding Anesthesia Through Neural Connectivity Analysis

Radius Anesthesia

General anesthesia induces a state of unconsciousness, amnesia, and immobility via the suspension of neural activity, including physiological processes mediated by the spinal cord. Research on the mechanisms of anesthesia has been extensively conducted at both micro- and macro- levels.

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LEARJET ANESTHESIA – THE EARLY DAYS OF HEART TRANSPLANTATION

The Anesthesia Consultant

Learjet anesthesia? Yes, anesthesia can be a glamorous specialty. Norman Shumway MD PhD, a Stanford surgical professor and legend, invented the heart transplantation procedure and performed the first heart transplant in the USA on January 6, 1968 in operating room 13 of Stanford University Hospital.

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BLOOD PRESSURE DROPS TO 85/45 FOLLOWING THE INDUCTION OF ANESTHESIA: WHAT DO YOU DO?

The Anesthesia Consultant

In the operating room, you induce anesthesia with your standard recipe of 2 mg of midazolam, 100 mcg of fentanyl, 200 mg of propofol, and 40 mg of rocuronium, and intubate the trachea. Five minutes after induction and 15-30 minutes before the surgical incision will occur, her blood pressure drops to 85/45. Is this a problem?

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ROBOT SURGERY. A VIEW FROM THE ANESTHESIOLOGY COCKPIT

The Anesthesia Consultant

Until the 1990s most abdominal surgery was done through an open incision. To remove a gall bladder or an appendix, the surgeon made an incision into the abdomen, inserted his hands and instruments, cut out the tissue under direct vision, and then sewed the abdomen together again. A gall bladder incision might be five inches long.

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A Peek Inside the Operating Room: Eight Insights From a Circulating Nurse

Transforming Outcomes

When you think of the operating room (OR), what comes to mind? Positioning the patient appropriately and properly prepping their skin for the incision. If patient status changes, you may have to switch what you are doing – stepping in to help anesthesia, for example. An intense and stressful work environment?