General Anesthesia Safety Supervision 
The Anesthesia Consultant
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
The Automation of Low-value Tasks In the future, the delivery of anesthesia is expected to become more automated. Command centers will likely allow professionals to supervise an increased number of locations safely in the operating room. Why Did Take Me So Long To Wake From General Anesthesia? Leverage technology.
The Anesthesia Consultant
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
Who is responsible for your safety before, during, and after your surgery? At times, physician anesthesiologists employ certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) to assist them in what is called the anesthesia care team (ACT) model. All the responsibility in the ACT model resides with the supervising MD anesthesiologist.
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The Anesthesia Consultant
JULY 12, 2021
In anesthesia care team models, in which a Certified Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) is physically present in the operating room while being supervised by an attending physician anesthesiologist, the MD anesthesiologist can be summoned to return to the operating room in seconds if a problem arises. What Are the Common Anesthesia Medications?
The Anesthesia Consultant
FEBRUARY 6, 2019
The 2018 movie Free Solo showcases Alex Honnold as he became the first person to free solo climb the 3000-feet high El Capitan wall of granite in Yosemite National Park without ropes or safety gear. There are multiple different models of anesthesia care. The surgeon decides the case is an emergency and cannot wait until morning.
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.
The Anesthesia Consultant
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
You may have nausea after general anesthesia. You’ll wake up reasonably comfortable, but as the general anesthesia wears off you’ll likely experience the onset of pain. You tape the patients eyes closed so that they do not dry out under general anesthesia. Will I Have a Breathing Tube During Anesthesia?
The Anesthesia Consultant
AUGUST 16, 2018
The topic of anoxic encephalopathy as related to anesthesia disasters and brain death—a issue that can ruin both a patient’s life and an anesthesiologist’s career—is not specifically covered in Miller’s Anesthesia. Anesthesiologists are human, and human error is known to seep into anesthesia care. Anticipate and Plan.
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