Sullivan Healthcare Consulting

JULY 25, 2024

Are your surgical services struggling to contain inflated anesthesia costs? If any of that sounds familiar, you may benefit from anesthesia consulting services. Here, we’ll call out the essentials you should look for in an anesthesia consultant. Anesthesia services don’t exist in a vacuum.

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Picis

OCTOBER 15, 2024

i²medi and Picis proudly announced the successful implementation of the Picis OR MANAGER®, a comprehensive operating room management system, into one of Mexico’s major hospital networks. This achievement signifies a substantial advancement in surgical planning, operating theater optimization, and overall hospital productivity.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MARCH 2, 2024

If you wonder how much the anesthesia scene has changed significantly over the past four decades, check out this narrative: In 1986 I was in my second and final year of anesthesia residency training at Stanford, and I was looking for a job. I heard about an opening with a busy private practice anesthesia group in Southern California.

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Nashville Anesthesia Professionals

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Volatile anesthetics play a crucial role in modern surgical procedures, offering reliable and reversible anesthesia for patients undergoing surgery. Inhalation Anesthesia Market Size, Share Report, 2023-2030. Available at: [link] The post Production Cost of Volatile Anesthetics appeared first on Nashville Anesthesia Professionals.

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DFW Anesthesia Professionals

APRIL 28, 2024

Awareness during anesthesia is a rare but profoundly distressing condition that can occur when a patient becomes conscious during surgery and has recall of their surroundings or events related to the operation. One of the most effective methods for preventing awareness is the careful monitoring of depth of anesthesia.

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Platinum Meidcal Staffing

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) nurses are the unsung heroes of surgery centers. Their critical role begins as soon as patients leave the operating room and continues until they are stable enough to recover at home or in a hospital room. Their role in maintaining the flow of operations cannot be overstated.

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DFW Anesthesia Professionals

AUGUST 5, 2024

Pre-operative anxiety , the psychological distress which patients experience that is provoked by concerns related to their surgical and anesthetic care, 1 is estimated to affect up to 75% of children 2 and 80% of adult patients. 3,4 It has been linked to multiple intra-operative and post-operative complications (e.g.,

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The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The capacity to deliver this much oxygen to a non-intubated patient is a marked advance in anesthesia care. Patel has been a pioneer in bringing HFNO/THRIVE from the ICU into the operating room. Widespread adoption of HFNO as routine therapy in the operating room is still lacking. I was—in a word—flabbergasted.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MAY 2, 2023

Louis Imagine this: You’re an anesthesiologist in the operating room at a busy hospital. Your patient is in mid-surgery, and you receive a call from the Anesthesia Control Tower that the patient’s blood pressure is too low, your blood transfusion replacement is inadequate, and that the patient is in danger.

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Radius Anesthesia

JANUARY 25, 2024

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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Platinum Meidcal Staffing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Operating Room (OR) nurses, also known as perioperative nurses, play an essential role in surgeries. OR nurses are the backbone of the operating room, advocating for patients and supporting the entire surgical team. OR nurses are the backbone of the operating room, advocating for patients and supporting the entire surgical team.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JUNE 12, 2023

I entered three anesthesia consultations into CHATGPT, one preoperative, one intraoperative, and one postoperative. INTRAOPERATIVE DECISION A 60-year-old man with a history of hypertension is having a knee arthroscopy surgery under general anesthesia. This could indicate a cardiac event or a complication related to the anesthesia.

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Radius Anesthesia

MAY 17, 2023

In particular, there are unique considerations for patients undergoing cancer treatment, especially radiation therapy, who need anesthesia. A fraction of patients may need to undergo intraoperative radiation therapy, which carries a whole additional set of unique anesthesia and other clinical considerations. & Tollinche, L.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JULY 6, 2023

This column will help you find the top 10 anesthesia journals. There are multiple fine journals in our specialty, but in my opinion the top 10 periodical anesthesia publications for clinical information follow below. Note that 2 of the top 4 publications did not even exist when I began my anesthesia training in 1984.

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Somnia

APRIL 3, 2024

Introduction: In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, understanding the dynamics of the anesthesia labor market is crucial for healthcare organizations striving to recruit and retain top talent. Don’t miss this opportunity to stay ahead in understanding the anesthesia labor market landscape.

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Picis

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Anesthesia EMR software is a driving force behind this change, heralding an era that gives clinicians more time with the patient, and helps improve operations. Improvements in Data Collection Anesthesia EMR software isn’t just about documenting medical records electronically.

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DFW Anesthesia Professionals

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

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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Picis

OCTOBER 15, 2024

This collaboration encompasses Picis’ full array of perioperative solutions, such as Anesthesia Manager, PACU Manager, Critical Care Manager, and OR Manager, along with the patient information management tool SmarTrack Next and advanced clinical database analytics tools like Envision and Sepsis Screening.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MARCH 22, 2023

Because the spaceship is more than 200 days away from Earth, the physicians instruct the crew to proceed with surgery and anesthesia in outer space. How will astronauts conduct general anesthesia and surgery in outer space? Protocols regarding how to accomplish anesthesia in outer space exist in the medical literature.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

OCTOBER 4, 2021

In the smart glasses group, the ultrasound machine was located behind the operator, and the smart glasses were paired with the ultrasound machine. Would the addition of smart glasses for routine monitoring be an overdose of technology in the operating room cockpit? Does excessive technology distract us from the actual patient?

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DFW Anesthesia Professionals

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Rural hospitals often struggle with low reimbursement rates, low patient volumes, and high operating costs. Recruiting and retaining healthcare professionals in rural areas has long been a challenge, contributing to operational difficulties. The post Rural Hospital Closures appeared first on DFW Anesthesia Professionals.

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Picis

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

You’ve probably heard about the game-changing benefits of implementing an Anesthesia Information Management System (AIMS): time savings; ease of use; greater legibility and accuracy; reliability and defensibility; improved patient monitoring, and giving clinicians more time to focus on the patient. This will improve efficiency.

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Anaesthesia News

MARCH 12, 2024

Adequate post-operative analgesia should be provided in the form of continuous epidural analgesia or patient controlled IV analgesia. Obstetric anesthesia management of the patient with cardiac disease. During the first 24-72 hours significant fluid shift occurs, which may lead to CCF. REVIEW ARTICLE.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JULY 23, 2021

In recent years, engineers have developed closed-loop AI machines that can administer appropriate doses of anesthetics without human input , as described in The Washington Post article, “We Are Convinced the Machine Can Do Better Than Human Anesthesiologists.” Thus, we might ask, ‘What happens to the operator/clinician involved?’

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JUNE 15, 2022

The first public demonstration of anesthesia, at the Ether Dome in Massachusetts General Hospital Important advances in the history of anesthesia changed medicine forever. Humans have inhabited the Earth for 200,000 years, yet the discovery of surgical anesthesia was a relatively recent development in the mid-1800s.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JANUARY 1, 2024

Anesthesiologists are likely to have: A preference for being in an operating room rather than in a clinic. Most of the time an anesthesiologist works in the operating room. A busy surgeon may work in the operating room two or three days per week. A busy anesthesiologist will be in the operating room five or more days per week.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

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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Nashville Anesthesia Professionals

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

In experimental animal models, sevoflurane has been linked to cognitive dysfunction 1 , which may manifest as post-operative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) in elderly human patients and neurobehavioral abnormalities in younger subjects. The hippocampus is a critical neuronal structure well known to be involved in learning and memory.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

CardioPulmonary Resuscitation in the Operating Room The Stanford Emergency Manual has become an essential reference for anesthesiologists. One can also order a laminated 8½ x 11½-inch version of the Manual to hang in each operating room. Both were published in the journal Anesthesia and Analgesia.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JANUARY 30, 2024

Is your doctor an experienced anesthesia provider or a newbie? The list below chronicles the crescendo of growth of as I’ve witnessed it from a newly-trained anesthesia doctor to an expert practitioner. In my view, inexperienced anesthesia providers are more likely to: Be nervous/anxious. This observation is no surprise.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

OCTOBER 28, 2018

The combination of autism and anesthesia requires careful planning. The parents/guardians and the anesthesia team need to be actively involved with forming the preoperative plan for uncooperative patients. It’s not infrequent that autistic patients need surgery and anesthesia. Anesthetizing uncooperative patients is difficult.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JUNE 18, 2019

Data exists that intravenous caffeine may be effective in assisting the awakening of patients following general anesthesia. Intravenous caffeine post-surgery is not a new idea. I tried it on several of my patients who had prolonged awakening after general anesthesia. 1 A cup of coffee contains from 80 to 120 mg of caffeine.A

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MARCH 28, 2024

The brain, encased in the dura, is freed from the cranial vault and base, and a robotic scoop with retractable tines would be brought into the operating field. The patient is expected to emerge from post-transplant-induced anesthesia with cranial nerve function already present or rapidly recovering. ANESTHETIC TECHNIQUE.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

The video provides answers to individuals who have obstructive sleep apnea and are contemplating surgery and anesthesia. Patients with OSA frequently present for surgery, and all anesthesia professionals must be aware of the risks involved with anesthetizing OSA patient. Risks of anesthesia and the OSA patient?

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The Anesthesia Consultant

FEBRUARY 4, 2018

Recognizing frailty in anesthesia patients is critical. What if your patients, especially elderly patients, could enter their personal data and symptoms into an iPad app, and what if that information could help you determine if their risk for anesthesia was too great to risk having surgery? Can you imagine this?

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Radius Anesthesia

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Anesthesia providers who specialize in ophthalmic procedures are critical to ensuring that patients have a comfortable and safe surgical experience. There are several options for anesthesia during eye surgery, including local, regional, or general anesthesia. Miller’s Anesthesia.; References Eriksson LI., Fleisher LA.,

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The Anesthesia Consultant

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

THIS ORIGINAL ANESTHESIA CARTOON WAS PUBLISHED IN THE CALIFORNIA SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS BULLETIN, VOLUME 52, NUMBER 2, APRIL-JUNE 2003. IS ANESTHESIA AN ART OR A SCIENCE? The most popular posts for laypeople on The Anesthesia Consultant include: How Long Will It Take To Wake Up From General Anesthesia?

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