CRNA General Anesthesia Surgery 
The Anesthesia Consultant
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
This will require an operating room staffed with a surgeon, a nurse, a scrub technician, and an anesthesia professional. If the current trend of inadequate numbers of anesthesia clinicians in the United States is not reversed, this insufficient supply will be a major problem. Why Did Take Me So Long To Wake From General Anesthesia?
The Anesthesia Consultant
OCTOBER 8, 2019
The most invasive type of airway tube used in anesthesia is called an endotracheal tube, or ET tube. At the onset of general anesthesia anesthesiologists place an ET tube through the mouth, past the larynx (voice box), and into the trachea (windpipe). The surgery concluded 2 hours later and the anesthetics were discontinued.
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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.
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 University of Michigan paper stated, “this study primarily analyzed physician-CRNA teams, the dominant practice model in US anesthesiology.” million charts were studied.
The Anesthesia Consultant
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
Who is responsible for your safety before, during, and after your surgery? The word “perioperative” means “around the time of surgery.” It’s officially defined as the 30-day time period following surgery. Note this data was for inpatient surgeries. Who will take care of you before, during, and after YOUR surgery?
The Anesthesia Consultant
APRIL 25, 2021
When you enter a hospital or surgery center for a surgery and an anesthesia professional approaches you prior to your surgery, that professional could be a physician anesthesiologist, a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, or an Anesthesia Assistant (AA). This study has been widely discussed.
The Anesthesia Consultant
JULY 12, 2021
Every anesthesia provider carries a smartphone connected to the internet. Many anesthesia providers carry a laptop or a tablet in their briefcases. These devices enable an anesthesiologist to remain connected to the outside world during surgery. Anesthesiologists type information into the EMR multiple times during each case.
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