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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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THE ART OF ANESTHESIA—A NEW TEXTBOOK, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

The Anesthesia Consultant

In the anesthesia world that book is now available, and it’s called Practical Anesthetic Management—The Art of Anesthesiology, authored by C. Between them, Larson and Jaffe have supervised tens of thousands of anesthetics in a university practice. Imagine if Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi wrote a book called, “The Art of Jedi Practice.”

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TRENDS FOR THE FUTURE OF ANESTHESIOLOGY

The Anesthesia Consultant

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.

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Trocar, Cannula, and Obturator: The Sections of a Trocar

Trocar Supplies

Surgeons have been using trocars for generations to minimize the trauma of surgical procedures and reduce the need for anesthesia, and to help patients recover faster. The pellets produce a baseline for testosterone that can be adjusted with occasional use of patches or injections under medical supervision.

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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN ANESTHESIOLOGIST

The Anesthesia Consultant

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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EXTUBATION IS RISKY BUSINESS. WHY THE CONCLUSION OF GENERAL ANESTHESIA CAN BE A CRITICAL EVENT

The Anesthesia Consultant

preparing to remove an endotracheal tube from a patient Every general anesthetic has risk. The conclusion of most general anesthetics requires the removal of a breathing tube. The most invasive type of airway tube used in anesthesia is called an endotracheal tube, or ET tube. In the immortal words of Forrest Gump, “Sh*t happens.”

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HOW THE INTERNET CHANGED ANESTHESIOLOGY FOREVER

The Anesthesia Consultant

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.