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Positioning a Patient with a Broken Bone for Spinal Anesthesia

Radius Anesthesia

Patients with a fracture may require surgery to reposition or restructure their bones, and spinal anesthesia is an excellent tool for pain management in many orthopedic surgeries. Patients with long bone fractures, especially of the femur or hip, experience significant pain during positioning for spinal anesthesia.

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Target-Controlled Infusion in the US

DFW Anesthesia Professionals

In TCI systems, there is a target concentration that the anesthesiologist will set the infusion to. While anesthesiologists are unable to measure drug concentrations in the tissue as they are being infused, they use pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic models to estimate concentrations and change titration based on those measures.

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5 Key Statistics Shaping Anesthesiology in 2025—and How to Stay Ahead

Picis

Today, anesthesiologists and healthcare leaders face mounting challenges that threaten both the profession and patient care. Modern tools designed for anesthesia documentation and billing accuracy can reduce missed charges and improve coding precision.

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Hidden head injury hazards expose cracks in OR safety culture

OR Manager

One of the most sobering moments in the career of anesthesiologist Cornelius Sullivan, MD, occurred not as a caretaker in the OR, but as a patient in the emergency department. Having been knocked out cold by a More » The post Hidden head injury hazards expose cracks in OR safety culture appeared first on OR Manager.

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Ending Anesthesiologists’ Addiction to Unhappiness

Sullivan Healthcare Consulting

There is a national shortage of anesthesiologists with more demand than supply. Perioperative Services and Anesthesia success depend on attracting and retaining anesthesia providers at a reasonable cost. Complicating this picture is the level of unhappiness among anesthesiologists and CRNAs.

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CAPTAIN OF THE SHIP IN THE OPERATING ROOM

The Anesthesia Consultant

Who is the Captain of the Ship in the operating room, the surgeon or the anesthesiologist? The operating room team today consists of multiple professionals working in collaboration, including the surgeon, the scrub tech, the circulating nurse, and the anesthesia MD or CRNA.

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RFK RECOMMENDS WEARABLES FOR ALL. WHERE’S THE DATA?

The Anesthesia Consultant

Anesthesiologists watch vital sign monitors continuously in the operating room every day, and have more experience following vital sign abnormalities minute-to-minute than other physicians. Why Did Take Me So Long To Wake From General Anesthesia? Will I Have a Breathing Tube During Anesthesia? Kennedy Jr. WHERE’S THE DATA?