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HOW LONG DOES GENERAL ANESTHESIA LAST?

The Anesthesia Consultant

How long will the anesthesia last?” The query “How long does general anesthesia last?” The main classes of general anesthetic drugs are intravenous (IV) and inhalational. Intravenous anesthesia is well discussed in the textbook Miller’s Anesthesia , Ninth Edition , Chapter 23.

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INTRAVENOUS CAFFEINE FOLLOWING GENERAL ANESTHESIA

The Anesthesia Consultant

Data exists that intravenous caffeine may be effective in assisting the awakening of patients following general anesthesia. Will a shot of IV espresso be the stimulus for you to return to consciousness after your general anesthetic? I tried it on several of my patients who had prolonged awakening after general anesthesia.

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WHO WILL BE PROVIDING ANESTHESIA CARE 10 YEARS FROM NOW?

The Anesthesia Consultant

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. of the population). of the population).

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You Are Not “Asleep” Under Anesthesia

Ed Mariano

Just before the start of anesthesia, a patient may hear the operating room nurse saying, “Think of a nice dream as you go off to sleep.” While these statements are intended to soothe patients during a stressful time, they gloss over this critical fact: Anesthesia is not like normal sleep at all.

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SMOOTH EMERGENCE FROM GENERAL ANESTHESIA

The Anesthesia Consultant

When the general anesthetic requires an endotracheal tube, an issue is how to awaken the patient with minimal patient coughing and bucking while the tube remains in the trachea. An anesthesia colleague wrote to me several months ago, asking for my recommendations for achieving smooth emergence. to 25 μg/kg/hr.” “We

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DENTAL ANESTHESIA DEATHS. GENERAL ANESTHESIA FOR PEDIATRIC PATIENTS IN DENTAL OFFICES

The Anesthesia Consultant

GENERAL ANESTHESIA FOR DENTAL OFFICES CASE PRESENTATION: A 5-year-old developmentally delayed autistic boy has multiple dental cavities. The dentist consults you, a physician anesthesiologist, to do sedation or anesthesia for dental restoration. Options for anesthesia induction include: Intramuscular sedation.

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SMART GLASSES IN THE OPERATING ROOM

The Anesthesia Consultant

Placing a catheter into the tiny radial artery in a child’s wrist is one of the most difficult procedures in our specialty. Wearing smart glasses improved the anesthesiologist’s first-attempt success rate, and reduced the procedure time and complication rates. binocular Moverio BT-35E smart glasses A South Korean group led by Dr. Y.E.