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 patient’s vital signs remained normal and the ET tube was removed.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JULY 12, 2021

Vigilance regarding a sleeping patient’s vital signs was always paramount, but the constant effort to be vigilant could be mind-numbing. Let’s look at the specific ways the internet has changed anesthesia practice: Electronic Medical Record anesthesia intraoperative vital signs record Electronic medical records (EMRs).

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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. I’ve personally performed over 7,000 general anesthetics in freestanding surgery centers and office operating rooms.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Your station in the operating room consists of an anesthesia machine; a bevy of vital signs monitors; a computerized pharmacy cart; a cart full of syringes and equipment; and the computer which handles the hospital’s electronic medical record (EMR). You may have nausea after general anesthesia.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JUNE 12, 2023

INTRAOPERATIVE DECISION A 60-year-old man with a history of hypertension is having a knee arthroscopy surgery under general anesthesia. Why Did Take Me So Long To Wake From General Anesthesia? Will I Have a Breathing Tube During Anesthesia? What Are the Common Anesthesia Medications? No, not really.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

In an anesthesia care team, a physician anesthesiologist supervises up to four operating rooms and each operating room is staffed with a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA). In seventeen “opt-out” states in America a solitary CRNA can attend to a patient without any physician anesthesiologist backup. Sound scary?

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The Anesthesia Consultant

AUGUST 16, 2018

His preoperative vital signs were normal with an oxygen saturation of 98%. Anesthesia was induced with propofol 250 mg, fentanyl 100 micrograms, and rocuronium 50 mg IV. His preoperative vital signs were normal. Why Did Take Me So Long To Wake From General Anesthesia? He was otherwise healthy.

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