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Nerve Blocks for the Abdomen

DFW Anesthesia Professionals

Abdominal nerve blocks are a specialized technique in regional anesthesia targeting the nerves in the abdominal wall, providing effective pain relief for various abdominal surgeries. This block effectively numbs the anterolateral abdominal wall, making it suitable for surgeries involving these regions.

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ANESTHESIOLOGISTS: BEFORE YOU ADVANCE THAT NEEDLE. A CAUTIONARY TALE

The Anesthesia Consultant

You drive to the hospital to find the patient has already had a stat MRI of his spine, and the diagnosis was a perispinal hematoma at L3. Neurosurgeons have taken him to the operating room to drain the hematoma and decompress the spinal column. These hematomas may result in long-term or permanent paralysis.

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Bovie, Cautery and Electrosurgery Shouldn’t Be Confusing

Symmetry Surgical

86 years have passed since that initial use of electrosurgery, and it has has become a mainstay in operating rooms, with over 80% of all surgeries involving the practice. Cushing with the use of electrosurgery to remove the mass with very little bleeding, and the operation was a resounding success.

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ANESTHESIOLOGISTS, DON’T BE AFRAID TO CUT INTO A PATIENT’S NECK

The Anesthesia Consultant

The surgeon arrived and attempted to perform an emergency surgical airway, at which time the anesthesiologist successfully intubated the patient’s trachea as the hematoma was drained. Evaluate each airway prior to surgery. Case 4: “Ventilation was difficult and the patient arrested. Not really.

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How to Select the Optimal Trocar Kit for Your Patient

Trocar Supplies

Infection, hematoma, hernia, post-procedural pain, and cosmetic concerns are almost unknown after the insertion of hormone pellets by trocar (although there are a few reports of complications after the surgeon chose the umbilicus for the point of insertion). Informed purchases require assessing patient needs.

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ANESTHESIA FOR PATIENTS WITH RENAL DISEASE

Anaesthesia News

Acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs in about 1% of patients undergoing general surgery procedures. Predictors of AKI for patients undergoing cardiac surgery are related to poor cardiac performance and advanced atherosclerotic disease. Decreased urine output may be a normal part of the stress response to surgery. respectively.