The Anesthesia Consultant

FEBRUARY 11, 2018

One day I was scrubbed in as a retractor-holding medical student on a 12-hour esophagectomy, and at the conclusion of the procedure the attending surgeon removed his gloves and gown and left the room to talk to the family. Five minutes later, the patient had a cardiac arrest. The resuscitation was not successful, and the patient died.

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Operating Room Anesthesiologist Post-Anesthesia General Anesthesia 52

The Circulating Life

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The entire OR 1 crew – Tori, CRNA; Kristen, RNFA; Me; Shannon, CST Linda, Kristen, Shannon, Marcia (anesthesiologist), and me Tori was a great CRNA to work with! In that time, I’ve circulated, scrubbed, been an OR Manager, and an Orthopedic Team Leader. It was an impressive transformation to observe. All of us do.

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Operating Room CRNA RNFA Nurse 52

OR Manager

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Last November, two hospitals in Portland, Oregon, reportedly had to cancel several hundred procedures—nearly all nonemergency surgeries—due to a shortage of anesthesia providers. This incident is just one More » The post The anesthesia staffing crisis: How we got here, what hospitals can do appeared first on OR Manager.

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Anesthesia Hospital Post-Anesthesia OR Manager 52