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Experimental Design in Anesthesia Research

Radius Anesthesia

Anesthesia research, which delves into the science of inducing a loss of sensation or consciousness, necessitates meticulous planning, given the potential risks involved and the need for absolute clarity in results. Let’s explore the crucial elements of experimental design within the context of anesthesia research.

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

The Anesthesia Consultant

The joint statement also said that “facilities should use available testing to protect staff and patient safety whenever possible and should implement a policy addressing requirements and frequency for patient and staff testing.” Which surgeries are commonly done as of May 13 th , 2020?

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How Psychological State Affects the Operating Room (OR)

DFW Anesthesia Professionals

In the operating room (OR), teamwork is crucial for ensuring patient safety. Surgeons use a Polar S710i heart rate monitor for continuous tracking, and saliva samples for cortisol analysis are collected before and after each surgery. Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing, Oct.

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ANESTHESIA IN OUTER SPACE 

The Anesthesia Consultant

Because the spaceship is more than 200 days away from Earth, the physicians instruct the crew to proceed with surgery and anesthesia in outer space. How will astronauts conduct general anesthesia and surgery in outer space? Protocols regarding how to accomplish anesthesia in outer space exist in the medical literature.

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NON-PHYSICIAN SURGICAL ASSISTANT UTILIZATION AND EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS – Luis F Aragon, CSA, LSA, RSA

NSAA

Having expert assistance can translate into shortening the time needed for anesthesia, increasing the safety of the procedure, reducing the surgical complication rates, and thus decreasing operating room costs. The potential cost direct savings would be between $8-$10 million dollars for the sampling of 15228 cases.

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12 MEDICAL INACCURACIES IN FAMOUS MOVIE SCENES. AN ANESTHESIOLOGIST’S ANALYSIS

The Anesthesia Consultant

We do send blood samples from a radial artery to a lab to diagnose blood levels, but the lab results take time to be processed. The premise of Coma was that healthy young patients were developing brain death after general anesthesia, for no apparent reason. You can relax. Coma could not happen in this manner in the 21 st Split (2016).