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EXTUBATION IS RISKY BUSINESS. WHY THE CONCLUSION OF GENERAL ANESTHESIA CAN BE A CRITICAL EVENT

The Anesthesia Consultant

The patient’s vital signs remained normal and the ET tube was removed. The patient is going to rip their sutures out or have bleeding from the surgical site.” If an anesthesia care team is attending to you, how many rooms is each physician anesthesiologist supervising?

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TEN COMMANDMENTS OF ANESTHESIA

The Anesthesia Consultant

You learn to inject propofol and intubate a patient in the first few months, but its a lifetime journey to master the medical aspects of evaluating and treating the heart, lungs, brain, kidneys and vital signs during anesthesia care. The goal is to be a perioperative (around the time of operation) doctor, not a technician.

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Everything You Need to Know About Surgical Physician Assistants

SpecialtyCare

Can Surgical PAs Specialize? Final Thoughts Surgical Physician Assistants… What is it? A Surgical Physician Assistant (PA) is a licensed healthcare professional who works under the supervision of a surgeon to assist in surgeries and provide perioperative patient care.