article thumbnail

Role of Anesthesiology Residents in the OR

DFW Anesthesia Professionals

As a result, they are better equipped to safely perform intraoperative care without placing patients in the way of possible harm. As a part of their training, anesthesiology residents practice in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) in addition to the OR. Post-operative anesthesia rounds: Need of the hour.”

article thumbnail

PATIENTS: IS IT SAFE FOR YOU TO HAVE SURGERY DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC AS OF MAY 2020?

The Anesthesia Consultant

Changes in the care of surgical patients during the time of COVID are best discussed in terms of preoperative care, intraoperative care, and postoperative care: Preoperative care : No visitors are allowed into the perioperative region.

Surgery 52
article thumbnail

13 MAJOR CHANGES IN ANESTHESIOLOGY IN THE LAST TEN YEARS

The Anesthesia Consultant

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. The goal is improved patient care with decreased costs.