Anesthesiologist Blood Oxygenation Levels Suturing 
The Anesthesia Consultant
JULY 30, 2024
Consider this: A surgeon can save the life of a hemorrhaging patient by placing one finger over a bleeding artery, followed by suturing the hole in the blood vessel. An anesthesiologist can save your life by treating airway obstruction with as little as one finger, thereby maintaining safe oxygen flow in and out of your lungs.
The Anesthesia Consultant
OCTOBER 8, 2019
At the onset of general anesthesia anesthesiologists place an ET tube through the mouth, past the larynx (voice box), and into the trachea (windpipe). The ET tube is a conduit to safely transfer oxygen and anesthesia gases into and out of the lungs. Anesthesiologists are vigilant during extubation. Extubation is risky business.
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