The Anesthesia Consultant

JANUARY 26, 2024

The procedure occurred at the William C. The procedure occurred at the William C. During general anesthetics, anesthesiologists commonly administer a concentration of 50% oxygen to assure a margin of safety if there is difficulty with a patient’s airway, breathing, or circulation. Smith was 58 years old.

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Radius Anesthesia

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Propofol is an agonist of the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor, and exerts sedative and general anesthetic effects by reducing excitability and enhancing the central inhibitory effects of the GABA neurotransmitter (2). Over the past couple of decades, drug shortages have become a relatively common occurrence in clinical settings.

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SpecialtyCare

JULY 13, 2024

Posterior cervical fusion is a surgical procedure designed to address various conditions affecting the cervical spine. This procedure is essential for patients suffering from severe neck pain, instability, or spinal deformities. What is Posterior Cervical Fusion?

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MAY 28, 2024

Primary Consultant Anesthesiologist The “Preoperative Evaluation” chapter in our Bible, Miller’s Anesthesia , is 80 pages long—one of the longest chapters in the book. It’s almost June, and hundreds of anesthesia residents are about to graduate from residency programs. Read on and I’ll explain why. His clinic resulted in 87.9%

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JULY 6, 2023

There are multiple fine journals in our specialty, but in my opinion the top 10 periodical anesthesia publications for clinical information follow below. Note that 2 of the top 4 publications did not even exist when I began my anesthesia training in 1984. SEVEN: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia.

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Jalal Surgical

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Circumcision surgery is a medical procedure that involves the removal of the foreskin , the fold of skin covering the head (glans) of the penis. This surgical intervention is one of the oldest and most common procedures worldwide, often performed for cultural, religious, or medical reasons.

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DFW Anesthesia Professionals

APRIL 28, 2024

Awareness during anesthesia is a rare but profoundly distressing condition that can occur when a patient becomes conscious during surgery and has recall of their surroundings or events related to the operation. Tailoring the anesthetic plan to the individual patient helps minimize the risk of awareness while ensuring patient safety.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

AUGUST 29, 2022

The blood loss from the procedure left the queen dead from hemorrhagic shock. It’s a fact that cutting a child out from his mother’s womb was a death sentence for the mother in an era prior to the discovery of anesthesia and prior to the discovery of surgical techniques to control bleeding and infection. ” (Act IV.

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DFW Anesthesia Professionals

DECEMBER 19, 2023

In the perioperative setting, diphenhydramine finds its application in several areas, which include preoperative sedation, adjunct to anesthesia, postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) management, and as a part of multimodal pain management strategies. The calming effect can also facilitate smoother induction of anesthesia.

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DFW Anesthesia Professionals

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Inhaled anesthetics are a class of drugs used in surgery to induce and maintain general anesthesia. Isoflurane, known for its strong potency and muscle relaxation properties, is often used in surgeries requiring deep anesthesia. It has a rapid onset and recovery, making it useful in dental procedures and minor surgeries.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

OCTOBER 4, 2021

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.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MAY 13, 2020

The joint statement also said that “facilities should use available testing to protect staff and patient safety whenever possible and should implement a policy addressing requirements and frequency for patient and staff testing.” An important question for many Americans is, “Is it safe for me to have surgery during this COVID pandemic?”

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Nashville Anesthesia Professionals

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Mepivacaine is a local anesthetic that is used to block sensation and pain during surgery, often as spinal anesthesia. The former enables earlier ambulation during recovery from spinal anesthesia. This data agrees that using mepivacaine spinal anesthesia improves surgery results. It is also used in dental surgery. Calkins et al.

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Radius Anesthesia

MAY 17, 2023

In particular, there are unique considerations for patients undergoing cancer treatment, especially radiation therapy, who need anesthesia. In particular, there are unique considerations for patients undergoing cancer treatment, especially radiation therapy, who need anesthesia. Impacts on other areas are also important.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JULY 12, 2021

Major adverse events seldom occur during the middle of a general anesthetic of long duration on a healthy patient. Every anesthesia provider carries a smartphone connected to the internet. Many anesthesia providers carry a laptop or a tablet in their briefcases. Love it or hate it, the EMR is here to stay.

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Cardiac and General Anesthesiology

APRIL 8, 2023

There are also concerns about the use of ketamine in psychiatric treatment, particularly due to its potential for abuse and the lack of long-term safety data. Ketamine is a powerful anesthetic drug that has been used in medical settings for decades. It can also cause hallucinations and a feeling of being "out of body."

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JULY 11, 2019

Her breathing tube had been removed, but she developed upper airway obstruction in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) and needed urgent reintubation. Do doctors ever ride in ambulances? Ambulances are a territory usually staffed by Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) personnel, but yes, in certain emergencies doctors do ride in ambulances.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Who is responsible for your safety before, during, and after your surgery? A 2013 study in Anesthesiology states, “Despite the fact that a surgical procedure may have been performed for the appropriate indication and in a technically perfect manner, patients are threatened by perioperative organ injury. This is an important question.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MARCH 5, 2018

Surgery and anesthesia are never 100% safe, no matter where procedures are done. There are four key questions regarding safe patient care at surgery centers: Is the scheduled procedure appropriate for an outpatient surgery center? Is the patient healthy enough to tolerate the scheduled procedure as an outpatient?

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OR Manager

MARCH 21, 2024

The promise of quicker recovery and fewer complications from sedation, anesthesia, and pain management have drawn clinicians and patients alike to procedures performed in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and More » The post Procedural sedation analgesia considerations for ASC leaders appeared first on OR Manager.

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OR Manager

JUNE 23, 2024

Gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy is one of the most common procedures in the US. Performed more than 17.1 million times per year in inpatient and outpatient hospital settings as well as ambulatory surgery More » The post Ambulatory endoscopy management strategies keep patients, finances healthy appeared first on OR Manager.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JUNE 2, 2021

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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The Anesthesia Consultant

OCTOBER 18, 2017

You utilize the current multimodal strategies for operating room anesthesia and postoperative pain reduction, including an ultrasound-guided adductor canal block with 0.5% 300 mg of morphine, and a light general anesthetic using 1-1.5% The patient does well, and is discharged from the Post Anesthesia Care Unit in excellent condition.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

You’ve graduated from a residency program in which you learned the nuances of preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative anesthesia practice. Just do MAC (Monitored Anesthesia Care) anesthesia for this case, but make sure he’s asleep. You’re a board-certified anesthesiologist. You’re wrong to cancel his surgery.”

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The Anesthesia Consultant

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The first surgery today is a procedure devised to treat obstructive sleep apnea, a procedure called a maxillary-mandibular osteotomy. The first surgery today is a procedure devised to treat obstructive sleep apnea, a procedure called a maxillary-mandibular osteotomy. You leave your street clothes in your locker.

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Blickman Industries

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

When patients are kept warm, they require less anesthesia to put them to sleep. General anesthesia causes shivering and a drop in patient temperature levels. Research shows that in the first hour following anesthesia use, body temperature decreases by up to 1.6oc.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

OCTOBER 17, 2019

The study looked at malpractice closed claims and found: 1) Outcomes remained poor in malpractice closed claims related to difficult tracheal intubation; 2) The incidence of brain damage or death at induction of anesthesia was 5.5 A surgical airway is an invasive airway via the front of the patient’s neck into their trachea.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JANUARY 2, 2016

Rather than physician anesthesiologists personally performing anesthesia, expect to see CRNAs supervised by physician anesthesiologists in an anesthesia care team, or in some states, CRNAs working alone. There will be a paucity of new drugs to change the practice of operating room anesthesia. I’m writing this in January 2016.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JANUARY 9, 2023

On January 3rd 2023, 24-year-old Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest when he collapsed after experiencing a helmet-to-his-sternum tackle against the Cincinnati Bengals. Hamlin received CPR (CardioPulmonary Resuscitation) on the field, and his heartbeat was restored before he was taken to a Cincinnati hospital.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JUNE 27, 2017

I love the movies, but it can be painful to watch scenes where the facts are distorted, sometimes so much that the storyline is implausible. Let’s take a look at medical inaccuracies in movie scenes from 12 famous Hollywood films: Million Dollar Baby (2004). Her coach and trainer, Frankie Dunn (Clint Eastwood) visits her. He could not.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

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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The Anesthesia Consultant

AUGUST 16, 2018

If something dire goes wrong during anesthesia and surgery and the flow of oxygen to the brain is cut off, an anesthesia practitioner has about five minutes to diagnose the cause of the problem and treat it. The good news is that catastrophic events causing sudden drops in oxygen levels are very rare during anesthesia.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

APRIL 14, 2017

On January 3rd, 2023, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin 24 suffered a cardiac arrest mid-game when he collapsed after a helmet to his sternum tackle against the Cincinnati Bengals. My anesthesia company had the contract for the San Francisco 49ers Airway Management Physician during the 2005-2006 season, and I worked in this role.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

AUGUST 26, 2015

But nothing is perfect, and anesthesia has one threat which could in time undermine the entire specialty. Anesthesia providers, be they physician anesthesiologists or nurse anesthetists, are tasked with providing safe and quality anesthesia care. What is this threat? What is anesthesiology’s Achilles’ heel?

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The Anesthesia Consultant

APRIL 30, 2024

In 1965 Dr. Robert Jackson brought the technique from Japan to the Toronto General Hospital in North America. performed heart transplantation , and the procedure is saving lives of patients with severe cardiomyopathies. performed heart transplantation , and the procedure is saving lives of patients with severe cardiomyopathies.

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Jalal Surgical

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Spinal surgery is a medical procedure performed to address various conditions affecting the spine , including herniated discs, spinal stenosis, and deformities. Medical technology has led to less invasive procedures, which reduce recovery time and discomfort after surgery. What is the meaning of Spine Surgery? cm Caspar dura hook 24.5

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The Anesthesia Consultant

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Ciprofol is a new intravenous (IV) anesthetic agent which is undergoing early clinical trials in China, and may become a significant tool in our anesthesia armamentarium if and when the drug is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States. Generic propofol is inexpensive, averaging about $2.27 mg/kg group.

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