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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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Knowing Me, Knowing You: What Can We Learn From Familiar Surgical Teams?

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Surgical care is the product of numerous interprofessional interactions, reflected in several key multidisciplinary teams. a non-dedicated team) was shown to reduce total anesthesia time by 30 minutes , with significantly fewer delays related to setting up equipment [ 9 ]. The presence of a dedicated laparoscopic team (vs.

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THE FIRST CHAPTER OF DOCTOR VITA BY RICK NOVAK

The Anesthesia Consultant

I haven’t worked with you before, Dr. Lucas,” said the circulating nurse, who stood at the patient’s side. “My I told the nursing supervisor I never wanted to work with Maggie.” He turned off all the anesthesia gases and intravenous anesthetic medications. Why Did Take Me So Long To Wake From General Anesthesia?

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WHEN INTERNS AND RESIDENTS UNIONIZE

The Anesthesia Consultant

The CRONA (Committee for the Recognition of Nursing Achievement) nursing union at Stanford staged a strike beginning April 25, 2022 , just days ago. Offering more labor rights to medical residents would cost academic hospitals inordinate amounts of money. Why Did Take Me So Long To Wake From General Anesthesia?

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SERIALIZATION OF THE DOCTOR AND MR. DYLAN… CHAPTER TWO

The Anesthesia Consultant

I stood near my patient’s feet in an anesthesia cockpit surrounded by two ventilator hoses, three intravenous lines, and four computer monitor screens. Melody was on the debate team and the varsity tennis team, and for three years she worked with Alzheimer patients at a nursing home in Palo Alto. I stroked my chin.