The Anesthesia Consultant

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Imagine this scenario: You’ve just finished anesthetizing a patient in a hospital setting, and the patient now requires transport from the operating room (OR) to the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU). An anesthesiologist can easily make a diagnosis of inadequate breathing if a patient is connected to a pulse oximeter.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

AUGUST 26, 2015

This network of patients will serve to keep their clinics and hospitals full and profitable. Anesthesia providers, be they physician anesthesiologists or nurse anesthetists, are tasked with providing safe and quality anesthesia care. You may be an outstanding anesthesiologist, but you are replaceable.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

During the dayshift, working alone is seldom an issue for any anesthesiologist. A typical hospital will have dozens of other anesthesia providers working in the same building. Within seconds or minutes, any anesthesiologist can be assisted or bailed out by a colleague. There are multiple different models of anesthesia care.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JULY 12, 2017

At an academic/university hospital, the anesthesiologist might be a resident MD in his or her first, second, or third year of anesthesia training, and that resident will then be supervised by a faculty member who is responsible for either one operating room or two. It doesn’t have to be this way. Peruse the list.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JULY 12, 2021

Anesthesiologists could chat with the surgeons and/or nurses, make an occasional phone call, and at times read materials they brought with them into the operating room. Every hospital operating room is equipped with a computer connected to the internet. Anesthesiologists type information into the EMR multiple times during each case.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

OCTOBER 18, 2018

When an anesthesiologist finishes their formal training, he or she has a brain full of academic teachings, and has performed hundreds of anesthetics in a university setting while being supervised by faculty members. It’s the most difficult transition in an anesthesiologist’s career. But are you ready to work alone?

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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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The Anesthesia Consultant

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

THE JULY EFFECT AND THE NOVEMBER EFFECT: In American teaching hospitals, newly minted doctors begin internships each July. The term “July Effect” was coined to describe this shift change in academic hospitals each July, when the arrival of inexperienced doctors may increase the risks of medical care.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

AUGUST 7, 2017

Anesthesiologists work in operating rooms and intensive care units—acute care settings which demand vigilance, steady hands, and quick thinking. My medical board certifications are in internal medicine and anesthesiology—two fields which have significant overlap in their knowledge base but radically different practice settings.

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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). Anesthesiologists are vigilant during extubation. The anesthesiologist decided to extubate the trachea at that time. Extubation is risky business. The patient began to cough.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

OCTOBER 21, 2015

In 2004 the Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists reported 2,443 cardiac arrests (6.34 Two other significant risk factors were emergency surgery and the patient’s preoperative health as assessed by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status ranking. How common are cardiac arrests during surgery? per 10,000 cases.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

AUGUST 16, 2018

These three words make any anesthesiologist cringe. The topic of anoxic encephalopathy as related to anesthesia disasters and brain death—a issue that can ruin both a patient’s life and an anesthesiologist’s career—is not specifically covered in Miller’s Anesthesia. The anesthesiologist decided to extubate the trachea.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

APRIL 8, 2025

anesthesia, I see commandments as guidelines for how to be a safe and excellent anesthesiologist. Anesthesiologists are tasked with the screening and evaluation of their patients prior to surgery , with keeping their patients safe during surgery , and with treating all medical problems immediately following the anesthetic care and surgery.

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PANA

JANUARY 20, 2025

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SpecialtyCare

MARCH 27, 2025

How do I know if my hospital has qualified perfusionists? These highly trained professionals work closely with surgeons and anesthesiologists to maintain the patient’s circulation, regulate body temperature, and administer medications during surgery. What should I know before a procedure requiring perfusion? What is perfusion?

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The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

It was Johnny’s first day of school and my first day to report to the local hospital. I needed to be at Hibbing General Hospital before 7:30. The hospital was a three-block hike from Dom’s house, so it made sense to leave the battered BMW on the curb and walk to Hibbing General. The kitchen was quiet as a library.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JULY 14, 2024

The testing includes a peer-conducted clinical skills assessment by three medical staff members, a comprehensive physical exam, and cognitive screening under supervision of the neuropsychiatry department, to address the applicant’s capacity to perform the clinical privileges requested. appeared first on The anesthesia consultant.

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