The Anesthesia Consultant

JANUARY 12, 2022

TheAnesthesiaConsultant.com presents its 2022 ranking of The Top 10 Living Anesthesiologists. These individuals made significant original contributions to the practice and/or education of anesthesiologists throughout the world. Sessler is an editor for Anesthesiology and serves as a reviewer for more than 50 journals.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JANUARY 30, 2024

Anesthesia emergencies are anxiety-producing for both experienced and inexperienced anesthesiologists, but experienced doctors are more likely to know exactly what to do and what not to do. The sophisticated anesthesiologist must understand the patient’s heart disease, lung disease, kidney disease, etc., It’s a symbiotic relationship.

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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

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Non-emergency surgery may be delayed for days, weeks, or longer. Older patients have more medical problems, require a disproportionately increased number of surgeries, and are more susceptible to medical complications. The net decrease in MD anesthesiologists was 2500 – 1900 = 600.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JULY 25, 2022

JAMA Surgery published the study “ Association of Anesthesiologist Staffing Ratio With Surgical Patient Morbidity and Mortality ” on July 22, 2022. The physician-CRNA team, otherwise known as an anesthesia care team, is a model strongly supported by the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JUNE 26, 2022

What’s the difference between a physician anesthesiologist and a nurse anesthetist? There is no fork in the career path that makes a busy Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) automatically inferior to a medical doctor anesthesiologist in hands-on skills. The answer: internal medicine. What is Perioperative 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). Because anesthesiologists do not scrub in a sterile fashion, it’s OK to wear your watch and ring.,

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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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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. This portion of the resident’s role is crucial as it ensures the patient is well prepared for a safe surgery. Role of the Anesthesiologist.”.

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Radius Anesthesia

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Manual control of anesthesia involves the anesthesiologist directly adjusting the delivery of anesthetic gases based on the patient’s physiologic state as measured by ongoing assessment. Automated systems may lack the nuanced adjustments that a skilled anesthesiologist can make in response to unique or unexpected clinical situations.

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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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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. 12 Important Things to Know as You Near the End of Your Anesthesia Training Should You Cancel Surgery For a Blood Pressure = 178/108?

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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

MAY 10, 2015

.” Let’s answer this question for some common surgeries: KNEE ARTHROSCOPY: Common knee arthroscopy procedures are meniscectomies and anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions. The majority of patients will breath on their own during surgery. Anesthetic options include general anesthesia, regional anesthesia, or local anesthesia.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

OCTOBER 18, 2017

He believes his neurosurgical procedure and his weak right leg have something to do with his anesthesiologist. How can an anesthesiologist make such an error? A well-informed anesthesiologist, properly aware of the anticoagulation medication, chooses to time his blood patch per the accepted guidelines for enoxaparin. He’s right.

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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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Gomer: Anesthesiology

MAY 1, 2020

San Diego, California – Ronald Flackey, MD is not like just any Anesthesiologist. Just the other day I was relieving him in an Orthopedic surgery case. In addition to the 4 years of medical school and 4 years of residency it takes to practice Anesthesiology, Dr. Flackey spent extra training in a regional anesthesia fellowship.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Almost every anesthesiologist in America has experience with surgery using the da Vinci robot system. Is robot surgery a miraculous futuristic device that advances surgery to a higher plain? 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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The Anesthesia Consultant

MAY 29, 2018

Why become an anesthesiologist? ” Listen to Dr. 12 Important Things to Know as You Near the End of Your Anesthesia Training Should You Cancel Surgery For a Blood Pressure = 178/108? Advice For Passing the Anesthesia Oral Board Exams What Personal Characteristics are Necessary to Become a Successful Anesthesiologist?

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MAY 13, 2020

An important question for many Americans is, “Is it safe for me to have surgery during this COVID pandemic?” The main questions as to whether a hospital or an ambulatory surgery center can resume elective surgery as of May 2020 are: What is the incidence of COVID-19 in your geographic area? It depends.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

This week I filmed a 26-minute question and answer video for the American Sleep Apnea Association regarding the topic of sleep apnea and surgery. The video provides answers to individuals who have obstructive sleep apnea and are contemplating surgery and anesthesia. Preoperative sleep study results matter to the anesthesiologist.

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Salem Anesthesia

APRIL 1, 2024

Demystifying Anesthesia: Answering the Top 5 Questions Anesthesia, the invisible hero of modern medicine, plays a crucial role in surgeries and medical procedures, ensuring patients are comfortable, pain-free, and safe. It allows patients to undergo surgeries and medical procedures painlessly and without awareness.

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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). This is the first project from this new collaborative, which focused on the adult surgical patient, and there are already plans for future projects.

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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

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

Despite previously published guidelines and practice recommendations, there remains unwarranted variation in the quality of pain management provided to patients having surgery. Following the release of this Task Force report, leaders of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) decided to take action and launched a 2-year project.

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SpecialtyCare

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

These surgeries often involve the heart, lungs, esophagus, and other organs within the chest cavity. Their expertise ensures that surgeries are performed efficiently, safely, and with the highest level of precision. Team Collaboration Communicating effectively with the surgical team, including surgeons, anesthesiologists, and nurses.

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Radius Anesthesia

JULY 5, 2024

Surgical prehabilitation, often shortened to “prehab,” is a proactive approach that prepares patients physically and psychologically for the stresses of surgery. The goal is to ensure that the patient enters surgery in the best possible physical condition. Physical exercise is a cornerstone of most prehabilitation programs.

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Radius Anesthesia

JUNE 17, 2024

Hysterectomy is one of the most common surgeries around the world and is indicated for both benign and malignant conditions. Fluid management in surgery is thus complicated by balancing the need for volume repletion while attempting to avoid volume overload 3. References Hou, B.-J., ” Medicine 98 (30): e16610.

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Sullivan Healthcare Consulting

JANUARY 25, 2024

Finally, anesthesiologists are critical for ASCs, but finding anesthesiologists has grown increasingly difficult. is expected to be short as many as 12,000 anesthesiologists by 2034. Finally, anesthesiologists are absolutely pivotal to the success of your ASC.

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Salem Anesthesia

JUNE 2, 2023

Title: Unveiling the Origin and History of Anesthesia The use of anesthesia has revolutionized the field of surgery, enabling painless and safe procedures for patients. A blood-curdling range of saws, knives and sharp hooks were used to administer much-needed surgery to maimed fighters,” the paper wrote back in 2011.

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Picis

APRIL 8, 2024

Surgery scheduling can often feel like navigating a complex maze. In this guide, we’ll be providing some practical strategies to streamline surgery scheduling in 2024, addressing common challenges faced by healthcare professionals. Integrating Patient-Centered Approaches At the heart of surgery scheduling is the patient experience.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

AUGUST 15, 2024

Miller 2 Direct Laryngoscope Video Laryngoscope When it’s time to insert an endotracheal tube, for decades anesthesiologists have utilized a direct laryngoscope. Direct laryngoscopy (DL) is a difficult skill to acquire, but all anesthesiologists become masters of it. Enter the video camera, which changed surgical practice.

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Amanda Xi

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Additionally, academic anesthesiology is unique because we often schedule a pre-operative phone call [usually the day before surgery when we get our assignments] with the residents in order to discuss the anesthetic plan and direct educational topics for the day [see below].

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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

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The patient must wake up (when the surgery is over). 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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SpecialtyCare

MARCH 15, 2025

Hospital surgical support encompasses a wide range of specialized services designed to assist surgeons, anesthesiologists, and nurses in performing successful surgical procedures. Intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) is a real-time monitoring technique that helps protect a patients nervous system during surgery. Why Is IONM Important?

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Specialty Surgical Center

MARCH 26, 2019

Orthopedic surgery is the specialty concerning the musculoskeletal system. At Specialty Surgical Center in Sparta, New Jersey, orthopedic procedures constitute the bulk of surgeries performed, and, with about 3,000 procedures per year, arthroscopic knee surgery is the most common procedure.

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