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ANESTHESIOLOGISTS, DON’T BE AFRAID TO CUT INTO A PATIENT’S NECK

The Anesthesia Consultant

In a cricothyroidotomy, the cricothyroid membrane is divided by a surgical incision made with a wide scalpel (#10 scalpel). a cricothyrotomy is inserted in the cricothyroid space, cephalic to the trachea Using the scalpel, bougie, tube (SBT) technique, a bougie is inserted into the trachea through the incision. A lubricated 6.0

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13 MAJOR CHANGES IN ANESTHESIOLOGY IN THE LAST TEN YEARS

The Anesthesia Consultant

CHECKLISTS – We now have pre-incision Time Outs, pre-induction Anesthesia Time Outs, and pre-regional anesthesia Block Time Outs. INDEPENDENT PRACTICE FOR CRNAs – Anesthesiology is the practice of medicine. To date there are only ten accredited AA education programs in the United States. Grade = B-. Even if 99.9%

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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN ANESTHESIOLOGIST

The Anesthesia Consultant

While the surgeon, the nurse, and the scrub tech prepare the patient for the surgical incisions, you administer the antibiotic Kefzol (cephazolin) into the IV. Next you unlock the bed so that it can be rotated 180 degrees, so you are near the patient’s feet and the surgeon has the head of the bed to himself.