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Pre-Operative, Intra-Operative, and Post-Operative Warming

Nashville Anesthesia Professionals

Perioperative hypothermia, defined as a core body temperature below 36°C, is a frequent and preventable complication associated with anesthesia and surgical procedures. Even brief periods of pre-operative warming (ranging from 10 to 15 minutes) can significantly improve intra-operative thermal stability (2).

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Tranexamic Acid in the Procedural Setting

Nashville Anesthesia Professionals

Blood loss during posterior instrumented spinal fusion was found to be reduced by as much as 30% in patients given TXA before the operation. Blood loss during posterior instrumented spinal fusion was found to be reduced by as much as 30% in patients given TXA before the operation. 14 However, these studies may be misleading.

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WHO WILL BE PROVIDING ANESTHESIA CARE 10 YEARS FROM NOW?

The Anesthesia Consultant

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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Strategies to Relax Patients During Anesthetic Induction

DFW Anesthesia Professionals

Pre-operative anxiety , the psychological distress which patients experience that is provoked by concerns related to their surgical and anesthetic care, 1 is estimated to affect up to 75% of children 2 and 80% of adult patients. 3,4 It has been linked to multiple intra-operative and post-operative complications (e.g.,

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THE TOP 11 ANESTHESIA BOOKS

The Anesthesia Consultant

There are hundreds of anesthesia textbooks, but which current books are the gold standards for anesthesia knowledge? Digital access to all this written expertise can be at your fingertips anywhere, including in the operating room suite. All anesthesia providers should have access to the current two-volume 3112-page edition.

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SMART GLASSES IN THE OPERATING ROOM

The Anesthesia Consultant

Placing a catheter into the tiny radial artery in a child’s wrist is one of the most difficult procedures in our specialty. Wearing smart glasses improved the anesthesiologist’s first-attempt success rate, and reduced the procedure time and complication rates. binocular Moverio BT-35E smart glasses A South Korean group led by Dr. Y.E.

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Maximizing Operating Room Efficiency

Concordia Anesthesiology

link] Efficient Case Scheduling - Secret to a Well-Run OR Operating room costs can be categorized as fixed or variable. link] Efficient Case Scheduling - Secret to a Well-Run OR Operating room costs can be categorized as fixed or variable. Patients should be told to arrive at precisely the right time in advance of their procedure.