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12 TIPS ON BECOMING AN OUTSTANDING ANESTHESIOLOGIST

The Anesthesia Consultant

What qualities define an outstanding anesthesiologist? A bell-shaped curve exists for the abilities of anesthesia doctors as well. I’ve been practicing anesthesia since the mid 1980s. I’ve met and worked alongside hundreds of anesthesia colleagues from all corners of the globe. This can be a vain conceit. Be prepared.

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ANESTHESIOLOGISTS: BEFORE YOU ADVANCE THAT NEEDLE. A CAUTIONARY TALE

The Anesthesia Consultant

You utilize the current multimodal strategies for operating room anesthesia and postoperative pain reduction, including an ultrasound-guided adductor canal block with 0.5% The patient does well, and is discharged from the Post Anesthesia Care Unit in excellent condition. How can an anesthesiologist make such an error?

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3 Tips for Improving Your Pre-Anesthesia Testing Processes

Sullivan Healthcare Consulting

Failing to collect, communicate, and distribute pre-surgical information impacts each team involved with a surgery, from surgeons and anesthesiologists to clinical support staff and administrators. Start and End With Communication Communication is far and away the most crucial element in successful pre-anesthesia testing processes.

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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. Everything in the modern world is digitalized, so why not medical records?

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A Day in the Life of a CRNA: Insights & Experiences

Salem Anesthesia

They collaborate with the other medical professionals during the procedure to assess progress and communicate the appropriate next steps. Following a procedure, the CRNA assists in transitioning patients to the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU).

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WAS TIGER WOODS DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE?

The Anesthesia Consultant

Perhaps his anesthesiologist knows. Prior to administering an anesthetic, it would be important for the anesthesiologist to know the toxicology screen results in any patient who just survived such an accident. In 2013 the Food and Drug Administration released the following Safety Communication regarding zolpidem (Ambien) : The U.S.

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AUTISM AND ANESTHESIA

The Anesthesia Consultant

Characteristics of autism include developmental delays of behavioral and social skills, and an inability to communicate. It’s not infrequent that autistic patients need surgery and anesthesia. The surgery proceeded as scheduled, with sevoflurane as maintenance anesthesia. mg/kg midazolam, and.02