DFW Anesthesia Professionals

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Anesthesiology residents play an important role in the operating room (OR), assisting with patient care while also undergoing rigorous training to become skilled anesthesiologists. Their responsibilities encompass a range of tasks, from preoperative evaluations to the administration of anesthesia and postoperative care.

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Ed Mariano

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

“You will be asleep for your surgery,” anesthesiologists often reassure their patients. Just before the start of anesthesia, a patient may hear the operating room nurse saying, “Think of a nice dream as you go off to sleep.” Akshay Shanker and Emery Brown explain brain wave patterns found in patients under general anesthesia.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JUNE 26, 2022

What’s the difference between a physician anesthesiologist and a nurse anesthetist? After the first 3 – 4 years in the workforce, either one can master the manual skills of anesthesia. So what really is the difference between a physician anesthesiologist and a nurse anesthetist? The answer: internal medicine.

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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. Anesthesia is not the career for you if you like to sleep late—surgery always begins at 0730 hours). The scrubs are enclosed in a device not dissimilar to a soda machine, and you need your ID to operate it.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

OCTOBER 4, 2021

In the control group of this study, each anesthesiologist would use a traditional ultrasound screen to visualize the artery. The anesthesiologist must look up to see the ultrasound machine, while he is working on the patient’s wrist. Smart glasses are being studied in aviation. Let’s look at this last point.

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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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Nashville Anesthesia Professionals

MARCH 4, 2024

For patients with restless leg syndrome undergoing anesthesia, the involuntary leg movements and discomfort can pose challenges for anesthesiologists, requiring specialized techniques and considerations to ensure safe and effective anesthesia administration.

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Ed Mariano

MAY 29, 2023

Annual meeting Vice-Chair Dr. Engy Said put together a fantastic point-of-care ultrasound and regional anesthesia workshop on Thursday. Mason as well as some other inspirational anesthesiologists, see these video interviews posted by Dr. Allison Fernandez for the Women of Impact in Anesthesiology project.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JULY 23, 2021

In recent years, engineers have developed closed-loop AI machines that can administer appropriate doses of anesthetics without human input , as described in The Washington Post article, “We Are Convinced the Machine Can Do Better Than Human Anesthesiologists.” Thus, we might ask, ‘What happens to the operator/clinician involved?’

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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

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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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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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. The post UNDEREMPLOYED: AMERICAN SURGEONS, ANESTHESIOLOGISTS AND NURSES appeared first on The anesthesia consultant.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

CardioPulmonary Resuscitation in the Operating Room The Stanford Emergency Manual has become an essential reference for anesthesiologists. One can also order a laminated 8½ x 11½-inch version of the Manual to hang in each operating room. Both were published in the journal Anesthesia and Analgesia.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JULY 1, 2019

A French anesthesiologist was accused of poisoning patients to trigger cardiac arrests during surgery. He worked as an anesthesiologist in the eastern French city of Besançon. I authored a chapter on Disorders of Potassium Balance in Complications in Anesthesia , 3 rd Edition, 2017, edited by Drs. Nine patients died.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JANUARY 19, 2017

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.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MAY 2, 2023

Louis Imagine this: You’re an anesthesiologist in the operating room at a busy hospital. Your patient is in mid-surgery, and you receive a call from the Anesthesia Control Tower that the patient’s blood pressure is too low, your blood transfusion replacement is inadequate, and that the patient is in danger. What do you do?

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MARCH 28, 2024

Every transplantation requires an anesthesiologist, and I’m qualified to answer this question for you. The brain, encased in the dura, is freed from the cranial vault and base, and a robotic scoop with retractable tines would be brought into the operating field. How feasible is brain transplantation?

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The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 18, 2017

Anesthesiologists work in hospitals, and when a hospital closes, anesthesiologists lose their jobs. 2 An anesthesia group’s success is closely tied to the fate of their hospital. What about anesthesiologists in the current healthcare systems? There are 46,000 anesthesiologists in the U.S,

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DFW Anesthesia Professionals

APRIL 28, 2024

Awareness during anesthesia is a rare but profoundly distressing condition that can occur when a patient becomes conscious during surgery and has recall of their surroundings or events related to the operation. Consequently, the prevention of awareness is a primary concern for anesthesiologists.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JULY 17, 2015

What are the personal characteristics of a successful anesthesiologist? You’ve found The Anesthesia Consultant website, so you have some interest in anesthesia. Perhaps you’ve heard that anesthesiologists earn a comfortable living. Anesthesiologists’ salaries are among the highest of all U.S. professions.”

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JULY 6, 2018

Will Gawande change the future for anesthesiologists? Let’s look at these three proposed Gawande changes, and how they affect the future for anesthesiologists: Taking out the trash. This proposed elimination of wasteful spending would decrease the demand for anesthesia professionals. Creating a checklist.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

APRIL 14, 2017

Do you know the intersection between an anesthesiologist and the NFL? Was there an anesthesiologist involved in Damar Hamlin’s resuscitation? This Airway Management Physician is most commonly an anesthesiologist or an emergency medicine physician. No anesthesiologist or emergency room physician was present.

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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. Why Did Take Me So Long To Wake From General Anesthesia?

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The Anesthesia Consultant

DECEMBER 19, 2016

What’s the most critical technical skill for an anesthesiologist? I ask this question when I’m teaching anesthesia residents and medical students. The most critical technical skill for an anesthesiologist is. Control of the airway is the most important clinical priority in anesthesia care. This is the wrong answer.

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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? How do you feel when you meet your anesthesia provider prior to a surgical procedure? Do you want a young and inexperienced anesthesiologist? Is there any data to help answer these questions?

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The Anesthesia Consultant

OCTOBER 18, 2017

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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Radius Anesthesia

MAY 17, 2023

In particular, there are unique considerations for patients undergoing cancer treatment, especially radiation therapy, who need anesthesia. Anesthesiologists therefore need to pay close attention to patients receiving chemotherapy, looking for any such side effects on organ systems 2.

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Somnia

APRIL 3, 2024

Introduction: In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, understanding the dynamics of the anesthesia labor market is crucial for healthcare organizations striving to recruit and retain top talent. Don’t miss this opportunity to stay ahead in understanding the anesthesia labor market landscape.

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Picis

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Anesthesia EMR software is a driving force behind this change, heralding an era that gives clinicians more time with the patient, and helps improve operations. Improvements in Data Collection Anesthesia EMR software isn’t just about documenting medical records electronically.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JULY 12, 2021

Anesthesia is a hands-on specialty. 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. Since the development of the internet, anesthesia practice has changed forever.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MARCH 2, 2024

I’m an anesthesiologist, and I like to tell stories. If you wonder how much the anesthesia scene has changed significantly over the past four decades, check out this narrative: In 1986 I was in my second and final year of anesthesia residency training at Stanford, and I was looking for a job. This one is true. I was excited.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

You’re a board-certified anesthesiologist. You’ve graduated from a residency program in which you learned the nuances of preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative anesthesia practice. 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

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

There are Two Laws of Anesthesia, according to surgeon lore. Surgeons work with physician anesthesiologists, with certified nurse anesthetists (CRNAs), or with an anesthesia care team that includes both physician anesthesiologists and CRNAs. Most surgeons’ comprehension of what anesthesiologists are doing is limited.

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Nashville Anesthesia Professionals

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Bronchoscopy is an investigative or therapeutic procedure that involves inserting an instrument into the lungs via the airway and is often performed under anesthesia. Rigid bronchoscopy generally warrants general anesthesia, while flexible bronchoscopy can be carried out under sedation supplemented with topical anesthesia [1].

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Salem Anesthesia

JUNE 12, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll provide an insider’s perspective on a CRNA’s exciting and rewarding career by highlighting their daily responsibilities, how they overcome challenges, and their tremendous impact on patient care and the health field. To begin, it’s essential to understand the role of a CRNA.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

At the 2023 American Society of Anesthesiologists meeting in San Francisco, I walked by a booth advertising High Flow Nasal Oxygen. The capacity to deliver this much oxygen to a non-intubated patient is a marked advance in anesthesia care. Patel has been a pioneer in bringing HFNO/THRIVE from the ICU into the operating room.

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