The Anesthesia Consultant

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Regarding anesthesiologist burnout: What if I told you 50% of physician anesthesiology trainees suffer burnout, and those trainees average $220,000 in educational debt by the age of 32? I completed two residencies in the 1980s at Stanford University Hospital, the first in internal medicine and the second in anesthesiology.

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Gomer: Anesthesiology

APRIL 2, 2022

Mayim Bialik may be the straw that broke the camel’s back once and for all for Anesthesiologists throughout the world. On Friday night’s Jeopardy during the meet and greet portion, Bialik referred to one of the contestants who is an anesthesiologist as “just an anesthesiologist”, and not a surgeon.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

APRIL 12, 2020

Surgeons, anesthesiologists, certified nurse anesthetists, and operating room nurses are barely working at all now, for the fourth consecutive week. Elective surgery has been cancelled at the hospital I work at, Stanford University Hospital, per the CMS edict. This has especially affected surgical teams.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Evolution of Procedures and Procedural Areas Procedures that used to be hospital-based have increasingly moved into outpatient settings and physician’s offices. They estimate 4,800 anesthesia professionals left the workforce in 2022, including 2,500 anesthesiologists, 2,200 nurse anesthetists, and 65 anesthesiologist assistants.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Most patients have no real idea what anesthesiologists do. Most college premed students have no real idea what anesthesiologists do. Most medical students have no real idea what anesthesiologists do. Anesthesiologists are responsible for your medical care before, during, and after surgeries.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

One of my readers asked me to describe a day in the life of an anesthesiologist, as he was considering a career in anesthesiology. To aid you in visualizing yourself in the hospital, I’m substituting the pronoun “you” instead of “I” in the narrative below. Your hospital contains multiple operating rooms, and today you are in room #10.

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Somnia

APRIL 5, 2023

Reducing drug waste created by anesthesiologists can result in significant cost savings for ASC’s and hospitals. Clifford Gevirtz, MD, an anesthesiologist, and the medical director of Somnia Inc., Reducing drug waste has shown are very positive results in helping reduce costs in ASC and hospital ORs. in Harrison, N.Y.,

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Picis

AUGUST 1, 2023

By automatically capturing data from various devices, and through seamless interoperability with EMR systems, anesthesia information management systems (AIMS) provide a reliable, defensible, accurate and legible record that benefits hospitals, doctors and patients alike. 10 AIMS benefits: why AIMS are better than paper 1. DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000000881.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JANUARY 19, 2017

What qualities define an outstanding anesthesiologist? Some were academic professors, some were trainees at a university, and some were community anesthesiologists either in my group or in other anesthesia companies. Rather, I’m choosing to list the qualities I’ve witnessed that make physician anesthesiologists stand out as leaders.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

APRIL 14, 2017

Do you know the intersection between an anesthesiologist and the NFL? Hamlin received CPR on the field, and his heartbeat was restored before he was taken to a Cincinnati hospital. Was there an anesthesiologist involved in Damar Hamlin’s resuscitation? Almost certainly.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MAY 28, 2024

Primary Consultant Anesthesiologist The “Preoperative Evaluation” chapter in our Bible, Miller’s Anesthesia , is 80 pages long—one of the longest chapters in the book. As a double-boarded anesthesiologist and internal medicine doctor, preoperative evaluation has been my area of interest and expertise for decades.

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Ed Mariano

MAY 29, 2023

We also had the President of the New York State Society of Anesthesiologists, Dr. Jason Lok, and Dr. John Fiadjoe, Executive Vice Chair of Anesthesia at Boston Children’s Hospital and Director of the American Board of Anesthesiology, joining us at the conference. Attendees for the annual meeting even stayed until the end on Sunday!

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The Anesthesia Consultant

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Do you want an older anesthesiologist only months from retirement? Do you want a young and inexperienced anesthesiologist? Do you want a young and inexperienced anesthesiologist? Do you want a geriatric anesthesiologist only months from retirement? Is there any data to help answer these questions?

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The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Let’s look at a case study which highlights a specific risk of general anesthesia at a freestanding surgery center or a surgeon’s office operating room, when the anesthesiologist departs soon after the case is finished. The anesthesiologist meets the patient prior to the surgery, reviews the chart, and examines the patient.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JULY 6, 2018

Dr. Gawande is a Professor of Surgery at Harvard/ Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and is the bestselling author of multiple nonfiction books directed at healthcare topics. Will Gawande change the future for anesthesiologists? If an anesthesiologist wanted to use the nerve block, the insurer would not reimburse those costs.

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Gomer: Anesthesiology

MAY 1, 2020

San Diego, California – Ronald Flackey, MD is not like just any Anesthesiologist. Witnesses report that Dr. Flackey’s ability to c**k block is not limited to the walls of the hospital. As a result, Dr. Flackey is a master at different regional blocks. That poor nurse got red faced and just walked away.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MAY 29, 2018

Why become an anesthesiologist? Advice For Passing the Anesthesia Oral Board Exams What Personal Characteristics are Necessary to Become a Successful Anesthesiologist? KIRKUS REVIEW In this debut thriller, tragedies strike an anesthesiologist as he tries to start a new life with his son.

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Ed Mariano

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

The demand for better perioperative pain control that doesn’t depend solely on opioids has driven the development of advanced clinical fellowships in RAAPM for anesthesiologists who want to become acute pain medicine experts.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JULY 17, 2015

What are the personal characteristics of a successful anesthesiologist? Perhaps you’ve heard that anesthesiologists earn a comfortable living. Department of Labor, the lowest 10% of anesthesiologists earn under $135,110 per year, whereas the top 10% earn up to $408,000 per year. professions.” Superior skills with your hands.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Meanwhile, back at the metaphor, anesthesiologists practiced their essential healing profession, and hoped HMOs and hospital administrators would not decrease their anesthesia quantum wage any further. KIRKUS REVIEW In this debut thriller, tragedies strike an anesthesiologist as he tries to start a new life with his son.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

DECEMBER 19, 2016

What’s the most critical technical skill for an anesthesiologist? The most critical technical skill for an anesthesiologist is. The American Society of Anesthesiologists Difficult Airway Algorithm addresses this issue. Anesthesiologists would be wise to avoid hand or wrist injuries which could make them unemployable.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JANUARY 29, 2018

News and World Report credited anesthesiologist with another honor: the highest paying job in their 2018 Best Paying Jobs survey. Regarding the #1 job, physician anesthesiologist , the article states, “the breadth of the profession has dramatically expanded in the last decade. This week U.S.

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Amanda Xi

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Trainee education Somewhat related to the nonclinical work section, many people don’t realize that many academic anesthesiologist have a phone call the night before with our residents to discuss cases for the next day and direct education. This is a function of the additional flexibility that most academic positions offer.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

OCTOBER 18, 2017

He wants to get out of bed, walk as much as possible, and go home from the hospital as soon as he can. They walk out of the hospital room together, and the patient, still headache free, looks back over his shoulder to you and says, “Thanks, Doc. How can an anesthesiologist make such an error? The patient objects. Let’s do it.”

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Gomer: Anesthesiology

MARCH 29, 2020

Rockclimber said, “When the Emergency Medicine Department heard that only the most experienced person should be exposed to this deadly disease, we knew our esteemed anesthesiologist, Dr. Thomas Ryan Xavier Smith-Jones was the only logical choice.”

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The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

You’re a board-certified anesthesiologist. Individuals would never board a Boeing 787 aircraft and tell the pilot what to do, but individuals will try to influence their anesthesiologist. Individuals would never board a Boeing 787 aircraft and tell the pilot what to do, but individuals will try to influence their anesthesiologist.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JUNE 4, 2024

Here’s why the three A’s are in a different order for anesthesiology: ABILITY: For an anesthesiologist seeking a high-paying job in a competitive region of the country, the most important asset is ability. Do you think patients want a friendly anesthesiologist who is all thumbs in the operating room?

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RK.MD

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Since December 2020, I’ve been heavily involved with our hospital’s organ donor specialty care unit (DSCU), and with the start of this academic year, I transitioned into the medical director role. In many situations, we also function as the heroes’ anesthesiologists for the procurement operation.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MAY 2, 2023

The Barnes Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis Imagine this: You’re an anesthesiologist in the operating room at a busy hospital. Anesthesiologists at Barnes Jewish Hospital at Washington University in St. Some anesthesiologists were initially skeptical about the ACT idea. What do you do?

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Radius Anesthesia

JULY 5, 2024

Research has shown that even short-term exercise interventions can significantly improve patients’ physical readiness for surgery, which in turn can lead to reduced time spent in the hospital and a quicker return to normal activities. Nutritional support is another critical aspect of prehabilitation.

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IU School of Medicine

MARCH 11, 2024

While he enjoys his role as an anesthesiologist, he realized that for every patient he helped, there were a dozen more he couldn’t treat. “It At IU, you get so much diversity in settings and patients at the VA, Eskenazi Hospital, Riley Children’s Hospital and University Hospital. You’re an anesthesiologist.

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Concordia Anesthesiology

AUGUST 30, 2021

Without a doubt, the operating room (OR) brings in the lion’s share of a hospital’s revenue, amounting to as much as 70% or more. So, why aren’t hospitals developing and expanding the OR? Still, with the OR a prime revenue-generator for any hospital, its operation should be scrutinized to see where cost-savings might be implemented.

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Ed Mariano

MARCH 3, 2021

I had the privilege of co-chairing the 2021 Pain Summit hosted by American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). Provide education to all patients (adult) and primary caregivers on the pain treatment plan, including proper storage and disposal of opioids and tapering of analgesics after hospital discharge.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JANUARY 9, 2023

Hamlin received CPR (CardioPulmonary Resuscitation) on the field, and his heartbeat was restored before he was taken to a Cincinnati hospital. Was there an anesthesiologist involved in Damar Hamlin’s resuscitation? More details of Damar Hamlin’s hospital course were supplied in Dr. Knight’s interview.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MARCH 2, 2024

I’m an anesthesiologist, and I like to tell stories. I contacted the group via telephone, mailed them my resume, and they invited me to travel to their hospital for an interview. This is where the story gets more interesting, because I was not a fully trained anesthesiologist yet. I arrived at their hospital on a Monday morning.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

A career in anesthesiology seems markedly different than a career in dermatology, because anesthesiologists frequently deal with acutely ill patients, middle of the night emergency surgeries, and complex anesthetics for open heart, brain, or neonatal surgeries. The duration of training for an anesthesiologist and a dermatologist is identical.

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RK.MD

OCTOBER 2, 2024

” I have three objectives with my teaching strategy: A Dynamic, Experiential, and Visual Approach to Teaching As a cardiac anesthesiologist and intensivist, my teaching philosophy centers on critical thinking, hands-on experience, and visual learning. Pivalizza, M.B.,

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