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Anesthesia – Top 5 Questions Asked By Patients

Salem Anesthesia

Safety is a top priority in anesthesia practice. Anesthesiologists, specialized physicians, are responsible for evaluating patients’ health before administering anesthesia and monitoring them closely during procedures to ensure their safety. Is anesthesia safe? What are the side effects and risks of anesthesia?

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5 Patient-Centered Care Examples in Surgical Environments

Picis

Preoperative Communication and Education Before a patient undergoes surgery, effective communication and tailored education play pivotal roles in fostering a patient-centered approach. Effective communication during this process is crucial, emphasizing transparency and clarity to build trust between patients and healthcare providers.

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A Day in the Life of a Med Surg Nurse

EARN Cares

Keeping it Clear Communication is critical to excellent healthcare outcomes. An essential tool to communicate with is the SBAR method. Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendations (SBAR) reporting helps nurses communicate clearly. Another essential communication tool is delegation. 4 P's to Purposeful Rounding.

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Newer Supraglottic Airway Devices

Anaesthesia News

Second-generation SADs SADs that have been designed for safety and which have design features to reduce the risk of aspiration. Efficacy for ventilation is often a by-product of design for safety. Pharyngeal airway express (PAXpress) The PA Xpress TM (Vital Signs Inc., A clinical evaluation. Huitink JM, Bretschneider JH.

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HOW THE INTERNET CHANGED ANESTHESIOLOGY FOREVER

The Anesthesia Consultant

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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ANESTHESIA IN OUTER SPACE 

The Anesthesia Consultant

The crew members teleconference with physicians on Earth, with a 20-minute communication delay because of the 140-million mile distance between them. Telemedicine can provide remote communication for medical consultation. The physicians confirm a probable diagnosis of appendicitis.

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ROBOTIC ANESTHESIA 

The Anesthesia Consultant

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 have there been no new anesthetics?