The Anesthesia Consultant

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The most invasive type of airway tube used in anesthesia is called an endotracheal tube, or ET tube. At the onset of general anesthesia anesthesiologists place an ET tube through the mouth, past the larynx (voice box), and into the trachea (windpipe). The procedure lasted only 15 minutes. Extubation is risky business.

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Salem Anesthesia

APRIL 1, 2024

Demystifying Anesthesia: Answering the Top 5 Questions Anesthesia, the invisible hero of modern medicine, plays a crucial role in surgeries and medical procedures, ensuring patients are comfortable, pain-free, and safe. Anesthesia is a medical intervention used to induce a reversible loss of sensation or consciousness.

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DFW Anesthesia Professionals

JUNE 3, 2024

Eyelid surgery, also known as blepharoplasty, is a common cosmetic or reconstructive procedure aimed at improving the appearance and/or function of the eyelids 1. When planning anesthesia for eyelid surgery, several factors must be considered to tailor the approach to the individual patient’s needs and the nature of the procedure.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Specific trends have led to the anesthesia workforce supply–demand relationship. ANESTHESIA WORKFORCE BALANCE: INCREASED DEMANDS VS DECREASED SUPPLY OF PROVIDERS Let’s examine how the Anesthesiology article described each of these trends: An Aging Population In 2023, more than 58 million Americans were 65 years of age or older (17.3%

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JULY 30, 2024

Let’s look at a common anesthetic technique for simple surgical procedures—an intravenous infusion of the sedative anesthetic propofol. This is a common technique for short procedures such as a colonoscopy, an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, or the retrieval of an oocyte (unfertilized egg) from a woman’s ovaries.

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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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DFW Anesthesia Professionals

APRIL 24, 2024

Cesarean sections are among the most common surgical procedures worldwide, performed either electively or as an emergency measure to deliver a baby when vaginal delivery would put the mother or baby at risk. The three main types of anesthesia used in cesarean sections are general anesthesia, spinal anesthesia, and epidural anesthesia.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MAY 10, 2015

” Let’s answer this question for some common surgeries: KNEE ARTHROSCOPY: Common knee arthroscopy procedures are meniscectomies and anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions. Anesthetic options include general anesthesia, regional anesthesia, or local anesthesia. The answer is: “It depends.”

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MARCH 22, 2023

How will astronauts conduct general anesthesia and surgery in outer space? If an astronaut requires general anesthesia, one must assume the patient has a full stomach and is at risk for aspiration. Studies on Earth show that an average of 20 procedures are required to reach a learning curve plateau.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Jaffe is a Professor of Anesthesia at Stanford, and the lead author of Anesthesiologist’s Manual of Surgical Procedures. Next to Miller’s Anesthesia , the Anesthesiologist’s Manual of Surgical Procedures is the most essential textbook for any anesthesia trainee. Larson and Jaffe own decades of anesthesia wisdom.

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Cardiac and General Anesthesiology

APRIL 8, 2023

For general anesthesia, the usual dose of ketamine is 1-2 mg/kg of body weight. The dose may be adjusted based on the patient's response and the level of anesthesia required. For procedural sedation, lower doses of ketamine are typically used.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

OCTOBER 28, 2018

It’s not infrequent that autistic patients need surgery and anesthesia. Patients with autism commonly need to be sedated for routine procedures that a normal child or adult would cooperate with. They told the mother she had the choice of going home without any surgical procedure or anesthesia at all.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

APRIL 2, 2016

I work in a private practice setting in Palo Alto, California, and liposuction is one of the most common plastic surgery procedures performed. Early in my career, in the late 1980’s, liposuction was a bloody procedure. Preanesthetic assessment and patient selection are key for safe large-volume liposuction procedures.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JULY 2, 2018

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning that repeated or lengthy use of general anesthetic and sedation drugs during surgeries or procedures in children younger than 3 years or in pregnant women during their third trimester may affect the development of children’s brains. Let’s look at recommendations as they exist in 2018.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Let’s look at a case study which highlights a specific risk of general anesthesia at a freestanding surgery center or a surgeon’s office operating room, when the anesthesiologist departs soon after the case is finished. of the 1175 anesthesia-related malpractice claims in the United States were attributed to PACU events.

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Salem Anesthesia

MARCH 5, 2024

Anesthesia is a critical component of medical procedures, ensuring that patients undergo surgeries and interventions with minimal pain and discomfort. However, several myths surround the use of anesthesia, leading to misconceptions and concerns among individuals. Myth: Anesthesia always leads to unconsciousness.

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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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The Anesthesia Consultant

AUGUST 29, 2022

The blood loss from the procedure left the queen dead from hemorrhagic shock. Julius Caesar himself was not born from the procedure, as his mother did not die during his childbirth—she lived until Caesar’s mid-40s. In emergency circumstances, general anesthesia may be required for Cesarean section.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JULY 28, 2022

(ebook $299.99, hardcover $327.16) Anesthesiologist’s Manual of Surgical Procedures , 6 th edition, 2019, Editor-in-Chief Richard Jaffe. This textbook is organized by surgical subspecialties, and contains a catalog of almost every common surgical procedure in a fashion analogous to an academic “cookbook.”

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The Anesthesia Consultant

APRIL 30, 2024

performed heart transplantation , and the procedure is saving lives of patients with severe cardiomyopathies. Inventors: Dr. Larry Curtis and Dr. Nezhat operating with a laparoscope while watching the video monitor • INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY CATHETER PROCEDURES. In 2023, 110 hospitals in the U.S.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Propofol infusions are typically used to make our patients sleep, and most propofol infusions cross the American Society of Anesthesiologists line into general anesthesia. You may make the surgeon happy, and you may continue to have a safe airway under general anesthesia in the absence of the endotracheal tube, but what if you don’t?

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Radius Anesthesia

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Anesthesia providers who specialize in ophthalmic procedures are critical to ensuring that patients have a comfortable and safe surgical experience. There are several options for anesthesia during eye surgery, including local, regional, or general anesthesia.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MARCH 24, 2022

In July 2020 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the intravenous benzodiazepine remimazolam (Byfavo, Acacia Pharma) for use in sedation for procedures of 30 minutes or less. remimazolam propofol For use in procedural sedation, remimazolam will not replace Versed, but rather will aim to replace propofol. No, I doubt it.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

AUGUST 15, 2018

In recent decades, propofol has replaced thiopental as the hypnotic of choice for general anesthesia for surgery, and the drugs rocuronium and vecuronium have replaced pancuronium as muscle relaxants for surgery.) Why Did Take Me So Long To Wake From General Anesthesia? Will I Have a Breathing Tube During Anesthesia?

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The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Many OSA patients present for non-airway procedures such as orthopedic surgeries, abdominal surgeries, or endoscopies and colonoscopies. Other OSA patients present for procedures designed to improve their sleep apnea. These procedures involve surgical modification of the upper airway. What Are the Common Anesthesia Medications?

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The Anesthesia Consultant

DECEMBER 23, 2015

Regional anesthesia is a growing frontier in modern clinical anesthesia, in part because of the availability of ultrasonic imaging to help us direct needle placement. The subspecialty of regional anesthesia has blossomed. following general anesthesia in contrast to a peripheral nerve injury rate of 1.7%

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The Anesthesia Consultant

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Dermatologists perform procedures with their hands, including biopsies or the resection of lesions. Ambulatory anesthesiology is defined as the administration of anesthetics for outpatient surgical procedures, which are minor procedures which don’t require hospitalization. Why Did Take Me So Long To Wake From General Anesthesia?

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Platinum Meidcal Staffing

MARCH 10, 2023

Allow more procedures to be performed When surgery times are shortened, surgeons and other surgery providers are able to work with more patients per day. This means that more procedures are performed, and more patients are assisted overall. Depending on the specialty, around 8 to 10 small surgeries are possible each day.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

AUGUST 15, 2024

A recent 2024 publication in JAMA looked at 8429 surgical procedures from March 2021 to December 2022 in a single institution. Mac 3 Direct Laryngoscope * * The most popular posts for laypeople on The Anesthesia Consultant include: How Long Will It Take To Wake Up From General Anesthesia?

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MAY 13, 2020

Intraoperative care : The American Society of Anesthesiologists states that “virus-carrying droplet particles become aerosolized into finer particles by airway procedures such as laryngoscopy, intubation, extubation, suctioning, and bronchoscopy, as well as by coughing and sneezing. Why Did Take Me So Long To Wake From General Anesthesia?

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The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

When we give mock oral board examinations to anesthesia residents at Stanford, and we describe to the examinee that the patient has a difficult airway, the answer of “I’d do an awake intubation” is hard to criticize and almost never leads to a catastrophe. Why Did Take Me So Long To Wake From General Anesthesia?

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MAY 3, 2017

For the patient above, the problem list would include: Hypertension Type 2 diabetes Obesity Sedentary lifestyle Preoperative assessment for upcoming general anesthesia for gallstones An assessment and plan for each medical problem would be listed as follows: BP= 140/85 today. Why Did Take Me So Long To Wake From General Anesthesia?

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MAY 12, 2015

Sinai Hospital in New York queried the computerized anesthesia records of 4,096 patients undergoing general anesthesia and analyzed the incidence of hypotension in the period immediately after induction. Predictors of hypotension after induction of general anesthesia Anesth Analg. 2005 Sep;101(3):622-8).

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The Anesthesia Consultant

DECEMBER 19, 2016

The INTUBATION AFTER INDUCTION OF GENERAL ANESTHESIA section of the Difficult Airway Algorithm is bifurcated into two pathways. After I induce general anesthesia and paralyze the patient, I find their larynx is anterior and difficult to visualize by direct laryngoscopy. Will I Have a Breathing Tube During Anesthesia?

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Jalal Surgical

APRIL 4, 2022

Introduction: Ovariohysterectomy is a surgical procedure widely employed in practice by vets. This procedure should only be undertaken if the b h is in a fit state to withstand general anaesthesia. Ovariohysterectomy in the b h is a surgical procedure consisting of laparotomy with ablation of both ovaries and the uterus.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

We extended the apnea times of 25 patients with difficult airways who were undergoing general anesthesia for hypopharyngeal or laryngotracheal surgery. Why Did Take Me So Long To Wake From General Anesthesia? Will I Have a Breathing Tube During Anesthesia? What Are the Common Anesthesia Medications?

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JANUARY 2, 2016

Because of the higher reimbursement in procedural specialties, careers in surgery, anesthesia, cardiology, and invasive radiology will always be popular. Expect improved safety statistics regarding anesthesia mortality and morbidity. Without anesthesia, there can be no major surgical procedures.

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