The Anesthesia Consultant
JULY 30, 2024
He was receiving propofol without an anesthesia professional to monitor his airway, breathing, and oxygen saturation. Untreated total airway obstruction can lead to plummeting blood oxygen levels in minutes. Irreversible hypoxic brain damage can occur if there is a lack of oxygen to the brain for as little as 5 minutes.
The Anesthesia Consultant
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
If this airway obstruction is not remedied, the oxygen saturation will drop below a safe level of 90%. At these low blood oxygen levels, the brain and heart will be deprived of necessary oxygen. A prolonged low blood oxygen level can lead to life threatening cardiac dysrhythmias or a cardiac arrest.
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The Anesthesia Consultant
JULY 11, 2019
Sixty-six percent of surgeries in the United States take place as an outpatient , and many of these surgeries are performed at freestanding facilities distant from hospitals. She was extubated one hour later at the surgery center after treatment with diuretic, oxygen, and ventilation via the tube.
The Anesthesia Consultant
MAY 29, 2015
In addition to monitoring the patient’s EEG level of consciousness (via a BIS monitor device called NeuroSENSE), this new device monitors traditional vital signs such as blood oxygen levels, heart rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure, to determine how much anesthesia to deliver.
The Anesthesia Consultant
OCTOBER 8, 2019
The ET tube is a conduit to safely transfer oxygen and anesthesia gases into and out of the lungs. After a surgery is finished, anesthetic gases and intravenous anesthesia drugs are discontinued, and the patient wakes up within 5 to 15 minutes. The surgery concluded 2 hours later and the anesthetics were discontinued.
The Anesthesia Consultant
AUGUST 16, 2018
In an anesthetic disaster the brain can be deprived of oxygen. Without oxygen, brain cells die, and once they die they do not regenerate. Some brain cells start dying within five minutes after the oxygen supply disappears, and brain hypoxia can rapidly cause severe brain damage or death. The surgery concluded 4 hours later.
The Anesthesia Consultant
MARCH 4, 2022
How soon will we see robotic anesthesia in our hospitals and surgery centers? We’ve seen advances in noninvasive surgery, fiberoptic scopes, transplantation science, cancer therapeutics, and mega healthcare delivery companies. All patients had an indwelling radial arterial catheter to monitor blood pressure continuously.
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