The Anesthesia Consultant

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

This will require an operating room staffed with a surgeon, a nurse, a scrub technician, and an anesthesia professional. If the current trend of inadequate numbers of anesthesia clinicians in the United States is not reversed, this insufficient supply will be a major problem. of the population).

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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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SpecialtyCare

JULY 28, 2024

Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion, or ALIF surgery, is a significant medical advancement in spinal treatments. In this blog, we’ll explore what ALIF surgery entails, its benefits, and how it can improve your quality of life. We’ll also provide a comprehensive FAQ section to address common concerns and questions.

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Nashville Anesthesia Professionals

AUGUST 5, 2024

Neuraxial anesthesia refers to a group of regional anesthesia techniques that involve the administration of anesthetic agents near the central nervous system’s neuraxial axis, specifically within the spinal canal.

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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. It is also used in dental surgery. found that mepivacaine is superior to bupivacaine in hip arthroplasty (joint surgery of the hip). Research conducted by Schwenk et al.

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Salem Anesthesia

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Surgery: How to Reduce Anxiety and Find Inner Peace Introduction Facing surgery can be a daunting experience. However, it’s crucial to remember that anxiety is a common response to the prospect of surgery. Share your fears, concerns, and any past experiences related to surgery. This can lead to unnecessary anxiety.

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Salem Anesthesia

APRIL 1, 2024

Demystifying Anesthesia: Answering the Top 5 Questions Anesthesia, the invisible hero of modern medicine, plays a crucial role in surgeries and medical procedures, ensuring patients are comfortable, pain-free, and safe. What is anesthesia, and how does it work? Is anesthesia safe?

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Salem Anesthesia

JUNE 2, 2023

Title: Unveiling the Origin and History of Anesthesia The use of anesthesia has revolutionized the field of surgery, enabling painless and safe procedures for patients. Have you ever wondered how anesthesia came to be? In this blog we will embark on an abbreviated history of anesthesia.

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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. Overall, both manual and end-tidal control methods have their place in anesthesia management. Anesthesia and Critical Care.

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Sullivan Healthcare Consulting

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

If your portfolio is looking for an acquisition positioned to leverage emerging trends in healthcare and deliver sustainable growth, investing in an Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) could be the perfect fit. With rising anesthesia costs and stagnating reimbursements, ASCs’ margins are thinner than they were even five years ago.

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SpecialtyCare

JUNE 15, 2024

Table of Contents Introduction Understanding PLIF Surgery The Procedure Recovery and Rehabilitation 10 Benefits of PLIF Surgery Why Choose SpecialtyCare for Your Surgery? What conditions can PLIF surgery treat? How long does the surgery take? What is the success rate of PLIF surgery?

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Nashville Anesthesia Professionals

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The relationship between physical therapy (PT) and recovery from surgery is complicated; whether there is a need for it after surgery is informed by several factors such as age, type of surgery and type of PT. Many types of surgery don’t need PT after at all, in fact. 1 Villalta et al.’s 1 Villalta et al.’s

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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

JULY 5, 2024

Surgical prehabilitation, often shortened to “prehab,” is a proactive approach that prepares patients physically and psychologically for the stresses of surgery. This concept has gained traction in recent years, reflecting a broader understanding of the benefits of optimizing health before undergoing surgical procedures.

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Radius Anesthesia

JUNE 21, 2023

Osteoporosis affects nearly 20% of women aged 50 and over and can increase the risk of a fragility fracture during or after joint replacement surgery , of which falling is the most common cause 1. Greater fragility in the bones of a patient with osteoporosis can complicate orthopedic surgery. Russell, L. 15, (2013). 13, (2022).

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Radius Anesthesia

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Pediatric anesthesia presents unique challenges and considerations compared to adult anesthesia, requiring specialized knowledge and techniques to ensure safe and effective care. One of the most notable differences between pediatric and adult anesthesia lies in the airway anatomy of pediatric patients.

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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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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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Nurse Jess

JANUARY 18, 2023

Since I remembered how it took much longer from him to recover from anesthesia, I adjusted my anesthetic and he recovered much more quickly. Another patient had a history of postoperative nausea and vomiting so I performed a Total IV Anesthesia (TIVA) and the patient wasn’t nauseous postoperatively.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MARCH 5, 2018

Are surgery centers safe? This column is in response the Kaiser Health News story “How a push to cut costs and boost profits at surgery centers led to a trail of deaths” published on USAToday.com this week. The article set off a firestorm of controversy in the surgery center industry. Yes, they are safe. There are always risks.

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Ed Mariano

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

“You will be asleep for your surgery,” anesthesiologists often reassure their patients. 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.” Akshay Shanker and Emery Brown explain brain wave patterns found in patients under general anesthesia.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

This week I filmed a 26-minute question and answer video for the American Sleep Apnea Association regarding the topic of sleep apnea and surgery. The video provides answers to individuals who have obstructive sleep apnea and are contemplating surgery and anesthesia. Risks of anesthesia and the OSA patient?

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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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The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

You’re the anesthesiologist assigned to a freestanding ambulatory surgery center (ASC). Are you and the facility prepared for an emergency at a surgery center? Let’s examine this case study: You meet your first patient of the morning, a 75-year-old female scheduled for lateral epicondylitis release surgery on her right elbow.

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Sullivan Healthcare Consulting

JANUARY 25, 2024

The specialty of the ASC: Some ASCs perform a wide variety of outpatient procedures. Others, on the other hand, only offer a few common procedures, which they do more of. This is especially true of newly established ASCs, they may focus on a limited number of procedures until their cash flow stabilizes.

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Platinum Meidcal Staffing

AUGUST 29, 2024

In the highly specialized field of plastic surgery, having a reliable and skilled team is essential to delivering top-notch results and ensuring patient safety. Their responsibilities include: Preoperative Preparation: Ensuring the operating room is ready, sterilizing instruments, and preparing patients for surgery. and Virginia areas.

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SpecialtyCare

JULY 13, 2024

Posterior cervical fusion is a surgical procedure designed to address various conditions affecting the cervical spine. This procedure is essential for patients suffering from severe neck pain, instability, or spinal deformities. Spinal Fractures : Trauma-induced fractures that compromise spinal stability.

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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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The Anesthesia Consultant

APRIL 30, 2024

IN ROUGHLY CHRONOLOGIC ORDER: • THE HEART-LUNG MACHINE AND OPEN HEART SURGERY. The heart-lung machine made coronary artery bypass surgery and open heart surgery possible. The invention of the cardiopulmonary bypass pump, or heart-lung machine, allowed blood to bypass the heart during surgery.

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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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The Anesthesia Consultant

MAY 13, 2020

An important question for many Americans is, “Is it safe for me to have surgery during this COVID pandemic?” 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? It depends.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Almost every anesthesiologist in America has experience with surgery using the da Vinci robot system. Is robot surgery a miraculous futuristic device that advances surgery to a higher plain? Until the 1990s most abdominal surgery was done through an open incision. To answer these questions let’s first review some history.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JANUARY 1, 2024

Perioperative medicine has three phases: prior to surgery, during surgery, and after surgery. While the preoperative process may involve a preoperative clinic in university settings, in most community practices the anesthesiologist evaluates the patient immediately prior to surgery. It wasn’t for me.

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DFW Anesthesia Professionals

MAY 6, 2024

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. Reg Anesth Pain Med.

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Radius Anesthesia

MARCH 25, 2024

Lidocaine is an amide local anesthetic commonly used for local or topical anesthesia. found strong evidence that intravenous lidocaine reduces postoperative (defined in the review as 1–4 hours after surgery) pain when compared to placebo. A 2020 review of controlled trials for intravenous lidocaine infusion conducted by Chu et al.

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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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Sullivan Healthcare Consulting

JUNE 4, 2024

The reasons for low OR utilization rates are multifactorial, yet they often trace back to ineffective pre-anesthesia testing processes. When effective processes aren’t in place, clinical staff don’t have the information they need to safely or legally proceed with a procedure. Finally, each case delay impacts the following cases.

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