Salem Anesthesia

APRIL 1, 2024

There are three main types of anesthesia: general anesthesia, regional anesthesia, and local anesthesia. General anesthesia renders the patient unconscious and unable to feel pain, whereas regional anesthesia numbs a specific region of the body, and local anesthesia blocks sensation in a small, localized area.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MARCH 22, 2023

The crew members teleconference with physicians on Earth, with a 20-minute communication delay because of the 140-million mile distance between them. Because the spaceship is more than 200 days away from Earth, the physicians instruct the crew to proceed with surgery and anesthesia in outer space. Is a surgeon required on board?

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JULY 12, 2021

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the internet as “an electronic communications network that connects computer networks and organizational computer facilities around the world.” Vigilance regarding a sleeping patient’s vital signs was always paramount, but the constant effort to be vigilant could be mind-numbing.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MAY 2, 2023

Just as an air traffic control tower monitors aircraft and delivers information and alerts to the pilots, the ACT communicates with anesthesia providers to assist them in providing safe care. Alerts or abnormal vital signs and laboratory results are represented by squares and triangles, respectively. A lot can go wrong.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MARCH 4, 2022

The Glidescope, sugammadex, ultrasound-guided blocks, and the time-consuming Electronic Medical Record arrived, but we typically administer the same medications, use the same airway tubes, and watch the same vital signs monitors as we did in the 1990s. Why Did Take Me So Long To Wake From General Anesthesia?

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Anaesthesia News

MARCH 6, 2024

Internal cricoid pressure provided by the inbuilt cushion device maintains communication between the sump area and the upper end of esophagus. Pharyngeal airway express (PAXpress) The PA Xpress TM (Vital Signs Inc., Comparison of the EasyTube and endotracheal tube during general anesthesia in fasted adult patients.

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