Ed Mariano

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Just before the start of anesthesia, a patient may hear the operating room nurse saying, “Think of a nice dream as you go off to sleep.” While these statements are intended to soothe patients during a stressful time, they gloss over this critical fact: Anesthesia is not like normal sleep at all.

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The CRNA Chase

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

In this blog post, we will dive into the challenges posed by high demand and intense rivalry in CRNA program admissions and explore strategies to overcome them. The Growing Demand for CRNA Professionals The role of CRNAs in the healthcare field has gained significant recognition due to their specialized skills in anesthesia administration.

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DFW Anesthesia Professionals

JULY 1, 2024

Neuraxial anesthesia is frequently employed for surgeries involving the lower abdomen and lower extremities. This type of anesthesia encompasses spinal, epidural, and combined spinal-epidural techniques. Neuraxial anesthesia causes blockade of sympathetic, motor, and sensory nerves.

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Radius Anesthesia

AUGUST 19, 2024

During the procedure, the patient is typically sedated and prepared with local anesthesia to minimize discomfort. Local anesthetics are used to numb the airway, allowing the patient to remain conscious while the procedure is carried out. Once the tube is correctly placed, it is secured, and the bronchoscope is removed.

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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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Radius Anesthesia

JULY 15, 2024

Anesthesiology residency programs are essential for training the next generation of anesthesiologists and equipping them with the skills and knowledge necessary to provide safe and effective anesthesia care. Such innovative training methods can enhance procedural competence and confidence among residents 3,4.

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DFW Anesthesia Professionals

AUGUST 5, 2024

3,4 It has been linked to multiple intra-operative and post-operative complications (e.g., greater volatile anesthetic requirement, increased morbidity and mortality rates, and greater pain somatization and post-operative analgesic requirements). 3,4 It has been linked to multiple intra-operative and post-operative complications (e.g.,

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Radius Anesthesia

JULY 5, 2024

This concept has gained traction in recent years, reflecting a broader understanding of the benefits of optimizing health before undergoing surgical procedures. 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.

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Radius Anesthesia

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The delivery of anesthesia during surgical procedures can be managed by manual control or automated end-tidal control, each of which has distinct advantages and disadvantages. Manual control relies heavily on the anesthesiologist’s expertise and ability to anticipate and respond to changes in the patient’s condition.

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Nashville Anesthesia Professionals

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Sevoflurane is a common inhalational anesthetic that plays a critical role in modern surgical procedures due to its favorable properties, including rapid onset and minimal side effects. The results demonstrate sevoflurane anesthesia may time-dependently induce cognitive dysfunction by deteriorating hippocampal function.

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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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Radius Anesthesia

MARCH 25, 2024

Lidocaine is an amide local anesthetic commonly used for local or topical anesthesia. As with other local anesthetics, lidocaine’s mechanism of action occurs at sodium ion channels on the internal surface of the plasma membranes of neurons. 2 In particular, intravenous lidocaine has several uses in the perioperative setting.

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Cardiac and General Anesthesiology

APRIL 8, 2023

Despite its negative associations, recent research has shown promising potential for the drug in the treatment of mental health conditions such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Ketamine is a powerful anesthetic drug that has been used in medical settings for decades.

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Nashville Anesthesia Professionals

MARCH 3, 2025

Local anesthetics are essential pharmacological agents used in medical, surgical, and dental procedures to provide temporary loss of sensation while maintaining consciousness. Clinicians must understand the maximum dose of local anesthesia that can be administered safely. mg/kg without epinephrine and 3 mg/kg with epinephrine.

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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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Symmetry Surgical

MARCH 7, 2016

Newer, energy-based techniques like electrosurgery have paved the way for faster and more efficient surgical procedures. Electrosurgical Units, or ESUs, are becoming more popular with both routine and sophisticated veterinary procedures. Electrosurgical procedures help to reduce the time for anesthesia.

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Radius Anesthesia

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Peripheral nerve blocks are a type of regional anesthesia that involve injecting local anesthetics and other painkillers near specific nerves or groups of nerves. These are also commonly used in orthopedic procedures. In comparison, intra-articular blocks involve injecting medications directly into the joint space.

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Platinum Meidcal Staffing

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Whether it’s a heart bypass or valve replacement, these procedures require precision and teamwork. Surgical assistants work closely with surgeons to ensure safe and efficient procedures. Surgical assistants streamline the entire process from pre-op to post-op. An often overlooked yet vital team member is the surgical assistant.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JULY 28, 2022

There are hundreds of anesthesia textbooks, but which current books are the gold standards for anesthesia knowledge? The Anesthesia Consultant’s 2022 List of the Top Anesthesia Books includes: Miller’s Anesthesia , 9th edition, 2019, Editor-in-Chief Michael Gropper.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

OCTOBER 18, 2017

You utilize the current multimodal strategies for operating room anesthesia and postoperative pain reduction, including an ultrasound-guided adductor canal block with 0.5% You utilize the current multimodal strategies for operating room anesthesia and postoperative pain reduction, including an ultrasound-guided adductor canal block with 0.5%

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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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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

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

In the anesthesia world that book is now available, and it’s called Practical Anesthetic Management—The Art of Anesthesiology, authored by C. link] Their book contains a series of chapters designed to teach the anesthesia professional how to perform our craft at a higher level. Philip Larson and Richard Jaffe.

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Salem Anesthesia

JUNE 12, 2023

They play a crucial role in healthcare by ensuring patient safety and comfort before, during, and after surgical procedures. Anesthesia is a vital tool in modern medicine and CRNAs serve as experts in providing this medical service to patients. Proper planning creates the best possibility for surgical procedures to go well.

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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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DFW Anesthesia Professionals

JANUARY 18, 2024

Inhaled anesthetics play a crucial role in modern medicine, facilitating various surgical procedures by inducing a state of reversible unconsciousness. These anesthetics are administered through inhalation, allowing for rapid onset and precise control over the depth of anesthesia.

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Somnia

MAY 31, 2024

Anesthesia departments are crucial to the success of operating rooms (ORs). Ensuring your anesthesia team excels in both areas is vital. Here are five warning signs that your anesthesia team might be underperforming: 1. Here are five warning signs that your anesthesia team might be underperforming: 1.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JUNE 23, 2016

GENERAL ANESTHESIA FOR DENTAL OFFICES CASE PRESENTATION: A 5-year-old developmentally delayed autistic boy has multiple dental cavities. The dentist consults you, a physician anesthesiologist, to do sedation or anesthesia for dental restoration. Options for anesthesia induction include: Intramuscular sedation. What do you do?

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JULY 2, 2018

What should you do if your 2-year-old son or daughter requires surgery and anesthesia? Discuss with parents, caregivers, and pregnant women the benefits, risks, and appropriate timing of surgery or procedures requiring anesthetic and sedation drugs.” What are the anesthetic risks for children? Should you consent to proceed?

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The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

The video provides answers to individuals who have obstructive sleep apnea and are contemplating surgery and anesthesia. Patients with OSA frequently present for surgery, and all anesthesia professionals must be aware of the risks involved with anesthetizing OSA patient. Risks of anesthesia and the OSA patient?

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The Anesthesia Consultant

APRIL 30, 2024

performed heart transplantation , and the procedure is saving lives of patients with severe cardiomyopathies. performed heart transplantation , and the procedure is saving lives of patients with severe cardiomyopathies. IN ROUGHLY CHRONOLOGIC ORDER: • THE HEART-LUNG MACHINE AND OPEN HEART SURGERY. Inventor: Dr. John Gibbon (1950s).

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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. Currently, there are approximately 4.2

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DFW Anesthesia Professionals

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

A colonoscopy is a straightforward procedure, but it may incur a number of side effects. A colonoscopy is a straightforward procedure, but it may incur a number of side effects. There are only two serious complications for every 1,000 procedures, as side effects are generally few and far between.

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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.

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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. The procedure involves accessing the spine from the back (posterior) to remove the damaged disc and fuse the adjacent vertebrae together.

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Radius Anesthesia

OCTOBER 12, 2023

In July 2020, remimazolam, a novel short-acting drug, was approved in the US for procedural sedation in adults (1). Its structural and metabolic properties have generated interest in whether, and in what situations, remimazolam is superior to other drugs for intravenous anesthesia and sedation. hrs and 3.62

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DFW Anesthesia Professionals

APRIL 28, 2024

Awareness during anesthesia is a rare but profoundly distressing condition that can occur when a patient becomes conscious during surgery and has recall of their surroundings or events related to the operation. One of the most effective methods for preventing awareness is the careful monitoring of depth of anesthesia.

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