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WHAT ANESTHESIOLOGISTS DO… AN EXAMPLE ANESTHETIC

The Anesthesia Consultant

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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ROBOT SURGERY. A VIEW FROM THE ANESTHESIOLOGY COCKPIT

The Anesthesia Consultant

Almost every anesthesiologist in America has experience with surgery using the da Vinci robot system. Until the 1990s most abdominal surgery was done through an open incision. Until the 1990s most abdominal surgery was done through an open incision. A gall bladder incision might be five inches long.

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HOW LONG DOES GENERAL ANESTHESIA LAST?

The Anesthesia Consultant

When your surgery ends, your anesthesiologist will turn off the sevoflurane in your inhaled gas mixture, and 90% of the sevoflurane is typically ventilated away in the first 10-15 minutes. There is no incision, there is usually only moderate discomfort, and there is no significant postoperative pain.

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Knowing Me, Knowing You: What Can We Learn From Familiar Surgical Teams?

Incision

Surgical care is the product of numerous interprofessional interactions, reflected in several key multidisciplinary teams. In breast reconstruction, one study identified an increased risk for reoperation due to higher rates of surgical site infections in less familiar teams [ 14 ]. Stay tuned; you won’t want to miss it!

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HANGOVER AFTER GENERAL ANESTHESIA

The Anesthesia Consultant

I’ve been a full time anesthesiologist for 34 years, and I’ve heard this monologue from patients countless times. Both are ultra-short acting medications that enable anesthesiologists to produce alert, awake patients within an hour of most general anesthetics. All my life I’ve been very sensitive to medications. My impression?