The Anesthesia Consultant

MARCH 20, 2020

Today I’m posting a link to a video from an Italian hospital COVID-19 ward. The post VIDEO FROM AN ITALIAN HOSPITAL COVID-19 WARD appeared first on The anesthesia consultant.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 18, 2017

America’s hospitals are in fiscal chaos. Anesthesiologists work in hospitals, and when a hospital closes, anesthesiologists lose their jobs. Hospitals are losing money, particularly when it comes to the treatment of Medicaid/Medicare patients. 2 An anesthesia group’s success is closely tied to the fate of their hospital.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

APRIL 4, 2020

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Questions I’m frequently asked are, “What is the coronavirus census in your hospital?” or “How full is your hospital with COVID patients?” The first green circle highlights that Stanford Hospital had a total of 15 COVID patients, and there were only 8 COVID patients in the ICU.

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Nashville Anesthesia Professionals

JUNE 3, 2024

Though all APRNs undergo extensive training to achieve their advanced degree, each type obtains a different skillset, with CRNAs focused on anesthesia care. In contrast to other APRNs, CRNAs are specially trained to provide anesthesia to patients in settings such as hospitals, clinics, private practices, and doctors’ offices.

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Nurse Jess

JANUARY 18, 2023

Last week, I encounter a patient that I’ve taken care of twice before (how likely is it amongst 30 CRNAs at the hospital that I get to take care of him 3 times in a row?). Since I remembered how it took much longer from him to recover from anesthesia, I adjusted my anesthetic and he recovered much more quickly.

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Radius Anesthesia

JULY 5, 2024

By addressing these factors, prehabilitation aims to boost the patient’s resilience and functional capacity, enabling them to recover more swiftly and effectively post-surgery. The post Surgical Prehabilitation appeared first on Ambulatory Anesthesia Services | OBS Anesthesia Management Groups.

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Picis

OCTOBER 15, 2024

i²medi and Picis proudly announced the successful implementation of the Picis OR MANAGER®, a comprehensive operating room management system, into one of Mexico’s major hospital networks. This achievement signifies a substantial advancement in surgical planning, operating theater optimization, and overall hospital productivity.

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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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NVIDIA: Healthcare

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Ahead of a visit to the hospital for a surgical procedure, patients often have plenty of questions about what to expect — and can be plenty nervous. These virtual teammates can have natural, human-like conversations with patients, answer a wide range of questions and provide supporting guidance prior to preadmission appointments at hospitals.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JUNE 4, 2024

Ability can also be evidenced the quality of the anesthesia residency/fellowship training program you’ve completed, as well as the medical school you’ve graduated from. How does a group determine whether a potential anesthesia hire is an affable, friendly, easy-to-get-along-with individual?

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MARCH 2, 2024

If you wonder how much the anesthesia scene has changed significantly over the past four decades, check out this narrative: In 1986 I was in my second and final year of anesthesia residency training at Stanford, and I was looking for a job. I heard about an opening with a busy private practice anesthesia group in Southern California.

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Radius Anesthesia

MARCH 25, 2024

Lidocaine is an amide local anesthetic commonly used for local or topical anesthesia. Intravenous lidocaine also appeared to have advantageous effects [RJ1] on gastro-intestinal motility, length of hospital stays, postoperative nausea, and opioid consumption. Because of these benefits, Chu et al. JCM 2022 , 11 (12), 3543.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MAY 2, 2023

The Barnes Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis Imagine this: You’re an anesthesiologist in the operating room at a busy hospital. Anesthesiologists at Barnes Jewish Hospital at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri are studying a novel system they call the Anesthesia Control Tower (ACT).

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Sullivan Healthcare Consulting

JULY 25, 2024

Are your surgical services struggling to contain inflated anesthesia costs? If any of that sounds familiar, you may benefit from anesthesia consulting services. Here, we’ll call out the essentials you should look for in an anesthesia consultant. Anesthesia services don’t exist in a vacuum.

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Elmed

MARCH 10, 2021

On May 10, 2018 Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver, Colorado had to cancel all surgeries for a week due to contaminated surgical instruments being found in the O.R. The events at Porter Adventist Hospital provide a graphic example of the problem. The surgery was scheduled for April 4, 2018, at Porter Adventist Hospital.

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Radius Anesthesia

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

According to an American Hospital Association (AHA) survey of community hospitals, nearly 50% of responding hospitals reported at least 21 drug shortages within the first 6 months of 2011, and more than 99% of hospitals reported at least 1 drug shortage within the same time period. min for ciprofol and 0.80 Anesth Prog.

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SpecialtyCare

AUGUST 16, 2024

This article will delve into what PLIF entails, its benefits, the surgical procedure, and post-operative care, providing you with a comprehensive understanding of this critical spinal surgery. These may include infection, bleeding, nerve damage, and issues related to anesthesia. What is Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF)?

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Picis

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

You’ve probably heard about the game-changing benefits of implementing an Anesthesia Information Management System (AIMS): time savings; ease of use; greater legibility and accuracy; reliability and defensibility; improved patient monitoring, and giving clinicians more time to focus on the patient. This will improve efficiency.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JANUARY 30, 2024

Is your doctor an experienced anesthesia provider or a newbie? The list below chronicles the crescendo of growth of as I’ve witnessed it from a newly-trained anesthesia doctor to an expert practitioner. In my view, inexperienced anesthesia providers are more likely to: Be nervous/anxious. This observation is no surprise.

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Nashville Anesthesia Professionals

AUGUST 30, 2023

million hospital births found that pairing a newborn with a physician of the same race reduces in-hospital mortality by 50%, as well as decreasing communication barriers between patients and physicians, and increasing healthcare utilization by these patients 2. Another retrospective analysis of 1.8 Int Anesthesiol Clin. 1913405117. 

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Sullivan Healthcare Consulting

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

18, 2024 While Hospital Outpatient Department (HOPD) Ambulatory Surgery Centers receive higher reimbursement rates than freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Centers ( ASCs ), hospital systems are increasingly interested in transitioning their freestanding HOPDs to ASCs. Updated Sept.

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Ed Mariano

MAY 29, 2023

Annual meeting Vice-Chair Dr. Engy Said put together a fantastic point-of-care ultrasound and regional anesthesia workshop on Thursday. Mason as well as some other inspirational anesthesiologists, see these video interviews posted by Dr. Allison Fernandez for the Women of Impact in Anesthesiology project. Michael Champeau!

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Picis

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Anesthesia EMR software is a driving force behind this change, heralding an era that gives clinicians more time with the patient, and helps improve operations. Improvements in Data Collection Anesthesia EMR software isn’t just about documenting medical records electronically. Its most significant contribution is the gift of time.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The capacity to deliver this much oxygen to a non-intubated patient is a marked advance in anesthesia care. One day after attending the ASA meeting in San Francisco, I heard an in-person lecture in Palo Alto, California by Professor Anil Patel from the Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital in London.

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DFW Anesthesia Professionals

MARCH 4, 2024

Furthermore, in a real-world study, Paxlovid recipients exhibited a 51% reduced hospitalization rate within the subsequent 30 days (Katella, 2024). The post Simnotrelvir vs. Paxlovid appeared first on DFW Anesthesia Professionals. The post Simnotrelvir vs. Paxlovid appeared first on DFW Anesthesia Professionals.

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SpecialtyCare

JULY 13, 2024

The Surgical Procedure Posterior cervical fusion involves several steps to ensure successful outcomes: Anesthesia : The patient is placed under general anesthesia to ensure comfort throughout the procedure. Yes, patients are often required to wear a neck brace for several weeks post-surgery to support the healing process.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The Stanford Emergency Manual has been used in all Stanford Hospital anesthetizing locations since 2012, and Stanford has printed and shipped thousands of Manuals to institutions around the United States and the world. Both were published in the journal Anesthesia and Analgesia. Why Did Take Me So Long To Wake From General Anesthesia?

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Platinum Meidcal Staffing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Patient Advocacy : OR nurses are the patient’s eyes and ears during surgery, ensuring their safety while under anesthesia. Learn About NCLEX-RN Preparation Gain Clinical Experience : Most OR nurses start by working in general nursing roles, gaining experience in hospital or surgical settings. and Virginia.

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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. Both the sensory and motor block resolved quickly enough to reduce the time to ambulation and hospital discharge. Calkins et al.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MAY 23, 2023

Fentanyl was introduced in the 1960s when it was first patented under the brand name Sublimaze , and fentanyl quickly became the most commonly administered narcotic by anesthesia providers. In operating room anesthesia, the narcotic fentanyl is a clear liquid usually marketed in vials of two milliliters or five milliliters.

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SpecialtyCare

JULY 28, 2024

Shorter Hospital Stay : Many patients can leave the hospital within a few days after ALIF surgery, thanks to the minimally invasive nature of the procedure. The ALIF Surgery Procedure On the day of the surgery: Anesthesia : You will be placed under general anesthesia to ensure you are comfortable and pain-free during the procedure.

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Salem Anesthesia

JUNE 12, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll provide an insider’s perspective on a CRNA’s exciting and rewarding career by highlighting their daily responsibilities, how they overcome challenges, and their tremendous impact on patient care and the health field. To begin, it’s essential to understand the role of a CRNA.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

APRIL 25, 2021

On March 28, 2021 the anesthesia world in the United States was rocked by the headline: “ Wisconsin Hospital Replaces All Anesthesiologists With CRNAs. “ The hospital was Watertown Regional Medical Center, located in Watertown, Wisconsin , population 23,861, midway between Milwaukee and Madison. In a word, no. See this link.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MAY 13, 2020

The main questions as to whether a hospital or an ambulatory surgery center can resume elective surgery as of May 2020 are: What is the incidence of COVID-19 in your geographic area? When I’m at Stanford Hospital or the surgery centers in our area I’m confident the environment is safe.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JANUARY 24, 2023

Very few anesthesia professionals have access to a quantitative NM monitoring device at present. Currently a large number of anesthesia practitioners don’t monitor neuromuscular blockade level at all. Multiple other large hospital systems are on the verge of completing purchases of 100-200 units as of January 2023. The problem?

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JULY 11, 2019

Sixty-six percent of surgeries in the United States take place as an outpatient , and many of these surgeries are performed at freestanding facilities distant from hospitals. If the patient is unstable, a physician, usually an anesthesiologist, will need to accompany the patient and the EMTs to the hospital emergency room.

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PANA

APRIL 21, 2023

Advanced Practice Provider Spotlight: Certified registered nurse anesthetist shares perspective on caring for diverse patients Posted April 11, 2023 by ,Penn State Health News Prolung Ngin , a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) at Penn State Health Milton S.

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