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Role of Anesthesiology Residents in the OR

DFW Anesthesia Professionals

Anesthesiology residents play an important role in the operating room (OR), assisting with patient care while also undergoing rigorous training to become skilled anesthesiologists. Their responsibilities encompass a range of tasks, from preoperative evaluations to the administration of anesthesia and postoperative care.

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PATIENTS: IS IT SAFE FOR YOU TO HAVE SURGERY DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC AS OF MAY 2020?

The Anesthesia Consultant

The inside of the healthcare facility will be cleaned prior to any patient care, and will be recleaned after each patient leaves an operating room. Healthcare workers take respiratory precautions with all patients as if that patient was COVID positive, whether the COVID test result has come back yet or not.

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13 MAJOR CHANGES IN ANESTHESIOLOGY IN THE LAST TEN YEARS

The Anesthesia Consultant

Sugammadex reversal can make the duration of a rocuronium motor block almost as short acting as a succinylcholine motor block, and sugammadex can also eliminate complications in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit due to residual postoperative muscle paralysis. The goal is improved patient care with decreased costs.