The Anesthesia Consultant

OCTOBER 11, 2020

A performs a rapid sequence induction of anesthesia by injecting propofol (a hypnotic sleep drug) and succinylcholine (a muscle paralyzing drug) into the IV. The operating room nurse presses down on Mr. Doe’s cricoid cartilage in his neck, to compress the esophagus and prevent any stomach contents from regurgitating upward into the airway.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The patient will probably already have an IV in their arm, placed by a registered nurse. (To We do this because we’re skilled at placing IVs painlessly and successfully, it doesn’t take that much time, and it gives the patient confidence that we’ll continue to take care of them at the highest level.) Do you have any questions?”

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MAY 10, 2016

Sugammadex reversal can make the duration of a rocuronium motor block almost as short acting as a succinylcholine motor block, and sugammadex can also eliminate complications in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit due to residual postoperative muscle paralysis. Grade = B-. Grade = B-. It’s hard to argue with these checklists.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MARCH 2, 2018

Sessler’s unpublished data gleaned from electronic medical records on thousands of patients, one-third of intraoperative hypotension occurs during the time period between the induction of anesthesia and the surgical incision. During this time period, general anesthesia doses are unopposed by surgical stimulus.

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