The Anesthesia Consultant

JULY 25, 2022

JAMA Surgery published the study “ Association of Anesthesiologist Staffing Ratio With Surgical Patient Morbidity and Mortality ” on July 22, 2022. The University of Michigan paper stated, “this study primarily analyzed physician-CRNA teams, the dominant practice model in US anesthesiology.”

Operating Room

Salem Anesthesia

JUNE 12, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll provide an insider’s perspective on a CRNA’s exciting and rewarding career by highlighting their daily responsibilities, how they overcome challenges, and their tremendous impact on patient care and the health field. To begin, it’s essential to understand the role of a CRNA.

CRNA

The Anesthesia Consultant

JUNE 26, 2022

What’s the difference between a physician anesthesiologist and a nurse anesthetist? After the first 3 – 4 years in the workforce, either one can master the manual skills of anesthesia. So what really is the difference between a physician anesthesiologist and a nurse anesthetist? The answer: internal medicine.

Nurse Anesthetist

Salem Anesthesia

JULY 25, 2024

A guiding principle of Salem Anesthesia is to treat the surgical centers and patients we serve with the utmost respect, unmatched care and professionalism. Our team of Anesthesiologists and CRNAs have met this goal for over 30 years and welcoming Bradley Quarles to our team will help ensure we continue to do so.

CRNA

The Anesthesia Consultant

JANUARY 29, 2018

News and World Report credited anesthesiologist with another honor: the highest paying job in their 2018 Best Paying Jobs survey. Regarding the #1 job, physician anesthesiologist , the article states, “the breadth of the profession has dramatically expanded in the last decade. Why Did Take Me So Long To Wake From General Anesthesia?

Anesthesiologist

The Anesthesia Consultant

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

One of my readers asked me to describe a day in the life of an anesthesiologist, as he was considering a career in anesthesiology. Anesthesia is not the career for you if you like to sleep late—surgery always begins at 0730 hours). Because anesthesiologists do not scrub in a sterile fashion, it’s OK to wear your watch and ring.,

Anesthesiologist

The Anesthesia Consultant

AUGUST 28, 2016

How much money does an anesthesiologist earn? What is a physician anesthesiologist’s salary in today’s marketplace? I recently received an email from a medical student who was considering anesthesia as a career specialty, but his concern was: is the bottom about to fall out for anesthesiologists’ salaries?

Anesthesiologist

The Anesthesia Consultant

MAY 10, 2016

Sugammadex reversal can make the duration of a rocuronium motor block almost as short acting as a succinylcholine motor block, and sugammadex can also eliminate complications in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit due to residual postoperative muscle paralysis.

Anesthesiologist

The Anesthesia Consultant

MARCH 24, 2022

The only way to end the sedative effects of propofol is for an anesthesia professional to support the airway, breathing, and circulation of the patient until the drug effects of propofol wear off in time. Anesthesiologists can manage the airway of a patient over-sedated with a benzodiazepine without need to administer a reversal agent.

Post-Anesthesia

The Anesthesia Consultant

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Are you unhappy with your current anesthesia job? Every week thousands of anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists are looking for new employment. Clients (healthcare systems/employers) are seeking candidates (physician anesthesiologists or CRNAs) for locum tenens help, part time help, or as fulltime employees.

Anesthesia

The CRNA Chase

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Which is why I created the Facebook group- Future CRNA Society and The CRNA Chase. Just take the difficulty out of it and I want you to think about this whole CRNA journey with intention and make it simple. Watch Full Video on Facebook My Long CRNA Journey Think about 11 Years at $200,000 a year. I was rejected twice.

CRNA

The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Let’s look at a case study which highlights a specific risk of general anesthesia at a freestanding surgery center or a surgeon’s office operating room, when the anesthesiologist departs soon after the case is finished. The anesthesiologist meets the patient prior to the surgery, reviews the chart, and examines the patient.

Anesthesiologist

The Anesthesia Consultant

JULY 12, 2021

Anesthesia is a hands-on specialty. Anesthesiologists could chat with the surgeons and/or nurses, make an occasional phone call, and at times read materials they brought with them into the operating room. Since the development of the internet, anesthesia practice has changed forever. Love it or hate it, the EMR is here to stay.

Operating Room

The Anesthesia Consultant

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Every anesthesia provider must learn to free-solo anesthesia early in his or her career. During the dayshift, working alone is seldom an issue for any anesthesiologist. A typical hospital will have dozens of other anesthesia providers working in the same building. There are multiple different models of anesthesia care.

Anesthesiologist

The Anesthesia Consultant

JULY 12, 2017

This is what the anesthesia experience is like for most patients: You show up for surgery, and some anesthesia professional you’ve never met or talked to appears 10 minutes before you are to be wheeled into the operating room. The anesthesia professional might be an MD, a CRNA, or both a MD and a CRNA might be involved.

Anesthesiologist

The Anesthesia Consultant

OCTOBER 17, 2019

You’re an anesthesiologist. The study looked at malpractice closed claims and found: 1) Outcomes remained poor in malpractice closed claims related to difficult tracheal intubation; 2) The incidence of brain damage or death at induction of anesthesia was 5.5 Your patient’s skin and lips are purple and you are terrified. What do you do?

Anesthesiologist

The Anesthesia Consultant

FEBRUARY 11, 2018

Today I read a thoughtful and well-written essay in Anesthesiology News titled, Anesthesiologists-The Utility Players of the Medical Field written by anesthesiologist David Stinson MD from my native state of Minnesota. He writes, “Our specialty, anesthesia, has suffered an identity crisis for decades. Why would I say this?

Operating Room

The Anesthesia Consultant

JUNE 12, 2023

Is it feasible that CHATGPT, this decades artificial intelligence wunderkind, can equal or better a physician anesthesiologist? I entered three anesthesia consultations into CHATGPT, one preoperative, one intraoperative, and one postoperative. This could indicate a cardiac event or a complication related to the anesthesia.

Anesthesia

The Anesthesia Consultant

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

A board-certified physician anesthesiologist is therefore validated as an expert in all areas of perioperative medicine. Most anesthetics are conducted by physician anesthesiologists. In this model, an MD anesthesiologist supervises up to four CRNAs who work in up to four different operating rooms simultaneously.

Nurse

The Anesthesia Consultant

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The most invasive type of airway tube used in anesthesia is called an endotracheal tube, or ET tube. At the onset of general anesthesia anesthesiologists place an ET tube through the mouth, past the larynx (voice box), and into the trachea (windpipe). Anesthesiologists are vigilant during extubation.

General Anesthesia

The Anesthesia Consultant

AUGUST 16, 2018

These three words make any anesthesiologist cringe. If something dire goes wrong during anesthesia and surgery and the flow of oxygen to the brain is cut off, an anesthesia practitioner has about five minutes to diagnose the cause of the problem and treat it. Miller’s Anesthesia is the premier textbook in anesthesiology.

Post-Anesthesia

The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

I’d already secured my medical staff privileges and my appointment to the anesthesia service. The schedule for the day was posted on a white board across from the central desk. Heidi, this is Dr. Nicolai Antone, a welcome addition to the anesthesia staff. I needed to be at Hibbing General Hospital before 7:30. Bobby Dylan?

Nurse Anesthetist