The Anesthesia Consultant

JANUARY 19, 2017

What qualities define an outstanding anesthesiologist? Some were academic professors, some were trainees at a university, and some were community anesthesiologists either in my group or in other anesthesia companies. Rather, I’m choosing to list the qualities I’ve witnessed that make physician anesthesiologists stand out as leaders.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

OCTOBER 4, 2021

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. The average internal diameter of the radial artery is 1.2 ± 0.3

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Concordia Anesthesiology

OCTOBER 12, 2021

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. Anesthesiologists, surgeons, and other clinical team members must arrive on time.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JULY 6, 2018

Will Gawande change the future for anesthesiologists? Let’s look at these three proposed Gawande changes, and how they affect the future for anesthesiologists: Taking out the trash. Robert Pearl wrote an original article in Forbes (June 25, 2018) titled, “ Why Atul Gawande Will Soon Be the Most Feared CEO in Healthcare. ”

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The Anesthesia Consultant

OCTOBER 18, 2017

You utilize the current multimodal strategies for operating room anesthesia and postoperative pain reduction, including an ultrasound-guided adductor canal block with 0.5% You utilize the current multimodal strategies for operating room anesthesia and postoperative pain reduction, including an ultrasound-guided adductor canal block with 0.5%

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Gomer: Anesthesiology

MAY 25, 2020

At one New York medical center, intense clinical demands and provider fatigue have inspired one anesthesiologist to push the boundaries of clinical medicine. Dr. Mac “McGrath” Millerstein, a cardiothoracic anesthesiologist, has intubated countless patients with COVID over the last several weeks.

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Clemson

MAY 30, 2022

The Realizing Improved Patient Care through Human-Centered Design in the Operating Room (RIPCHD.OR) learning lab uses a socio-technical approach incorporating human factors engineering and evidence-based design principles to create an optimal ergonomically sound operating room that results in improved patient and staff safety.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MAY 28, 2024

Primary Consultant Anesthesiologist The “Preoperative Evaluation” chapter in our Bible, Miller’s Anesthesia , is 80 pages long—one of the longest chapters in the book. As a double-boarded anesthesiologist and internal medicine doctor, preoperative evaluation has been my area of interest and expertise for decades.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

AUGUST 15, 2024

Miller 2 Direct Laryngoscope Video Laryngoscope When it’s time to insert an endotracheal tube, for decades anesthesiologists have utilized a direct laryngoscope. Direct laryngoscopy (DL) is a difficult skill to acquire, but all anesthesiologists become masters of it. Enter the video camera, which changed surgical practice.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MAY 13, 2020

The inside of the healthcare facility will be cleaned prior to any patient care, and will be recleaned after each patient leaves an operating room. An important question for many Americans is, “Is it safe for me to have surgery during this COVID pandemic?” It depends. Is testing for the virus that causes COVID-19 available in your area?

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JULY 28, 2022

Digital access to all this written expertise can be at your fingertips anywhere, including in the operating room suite. ebook $299.99, hardcover $327.16) Anesthesiologist’s Manual of Surgical Procedures , 6 th edition, 2019, Editor-in-Chief Richard Jaffe. ebook $165.29, hardcover $126.17) The Stanford Emergency Manual.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MARCH 24, 2022

In July 2020 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the intravenous benzodiazepine remimazolam (Byfavo, Acacia Pharma) for use in sedation for procedures of 30 minutes or less. remimazolam propofol For use in procedural sedation, remimazolam will not replace Versed, but rather will aim to replace propofol.

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Salem Anesthesia

JUNE 12, 2023

They play a crucial role in healthcare by ensuring patient safety and comfort before, during, and after surgical procedures. Additionally, CRNAs are regarded as medical experts who play a collaborative role within the medical team in both planning and executing medical procedures.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JANUARY 2, 2016

I’m writing this from the perspective of a busy clinician who has worked as an anesthesiologist in California in both private practice and at a major university hospital for over 30 years. There will be a paucity of new drugs to change the practice of operating room anesthesia. What can we expect in the next 10 years of anesthesiology?

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The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

This video takes the opposite viewpoint and is directed toward patients with OSA, with the goals that they may understand their risks during anesthesia and surgery, and they may understand a physician anesthesiologist’s role in providing state of the art medical care to them before, during, and after surgery. The link to this video is HERE.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MAY 29, 2015

Are anesthesiologists on the verge of being replaced by a new robot? THE iCONTROL-RP ANESTHESIA ROBOT On May 15, 2015, the Washington Post published a story titled, “We Are Convinced the Machine Can Do Better Than Human Anesthesiologists.” In a word, “No.” The new device being discussed is the iControl-RP anesthesia robot.

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Sullivan Healthcare Consulting

JANUARY 25, 2024

Finally, anesthesiologists are critical for ASCs, but finding anesthesiologists has grown increasingly difficult. is expected to be short as many as 12,000 anesthesiologists by 2034. is expected to be short as many as 12,000 anesthesiologists by 2034. According to the American College of Surgeons , the U.S.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Almost every anesthesiologist in America has experience with surgery using the da Vinci robot system. Video laparoscopy surgical equipment and the longer operating times were increased expenses, but the advantages of outpatient surgery and quicker recovery made the new technique the standard of care for many surgeries within the abdomen.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JULY 11, 2019

When a patient decompensates emergently at a freestanding ambulatory surgery center or in an operating room at a doctor’s office, the facility will call for an ambulance staffed with EMT personnel. Do doctors ever ride in ambulances? The duty in the ambulance included monitoring her oxygenation, her airway and her breathing.

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Nashville Anesthesia Professionals

MAY 17, 2023

Anesthesiologists need to take into consideration the acute and/or chronic effects of alcohol use at all stages of the patient’s treatment. First, the patient may have a depressed consciousness level, making it hard to interact with them, obtain a medical history prior to the procedure, or obtain informed consent.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The lecture reviewed the literature regarding CICO events, and concluded that performing a surgical airway through the cricoid membrane is an essential skill for anesthesiologists. It’s essential expertise for myself and for every anesthesiologist. In addition, barotrauma occurred in 32% of CICO emergency procedures.

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MEDITEK

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

2 Do you want unique solutions for spine surgery in your operating room (OR)? 2 Do you want unique solutions for spine surgery in your operating room (OR)? Although the prone position is utilized in various surgical procedures, it is most commonly implemented during posterior spine surgery. About 12.2%

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DFW Anesthesia Professionals

APRIL 28, 2024

Awareness during anesthesia is a rare but profoundly distressing condition that can occur when a patient becomes conscious during surgery and has recall of their surroundings or events related to the operation. Consequently, the prevention of awareness is a primary concern for anesthesiologists.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Let’s discuss an elephant in the room of operating room anesthesia–the association between peripheral nerve blocks and nerve injury. There are growing economic industries in ultrasound machines, ultrasound block needles, and in anesthesia personnel who bill for this additional optional procedure on orthopedic patients.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Now, because of this book, readers can find on the printed page what the authors taught in the preoperative forum, in the operating room, and in the post-anesthesia recovery room. Imagine if Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi wrote a book called, “The Art of Jedi Practice.” Philip Larson and Richard Jaffe.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MARCH 22, 2019

Medicare for All would decimate the specialty of physician anesthesiologists in America. The Medicare pay rate for anesthesiologists is a mere fraction of the current insurance pay rate. If a physician anesthesiologist is forced to take a pay cut to 35%-45% of their previous income, they will be upset too. 75 X $76) + (.25

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Picis

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Anesthesia EMR software is a driving force behind this change, heralding an era that gives clinicians more time with the patient, and helps improve operations. The moment a physician’s focus shifts from paperwork to the patient, strides in healthcare become reality.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MAY 3, 2017

Such clinics can increase operating room efficiency and decrease day-of-surgery cancellations and delays, and are especially important prior to major inpatient surgeries such as brain surgeries, chest surgeries, abdominal surgeries and major transplants. Let’s choose an illustrative example. Answer: Yes.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

DECEMBER 19, 2016

At times urgent procedures are delayed until the patient has been fasting for 6 hours, and has an appropriate NPO status. At times urgent procedures are delayed until the patient has been fasting for 6 hours, and has an appropriate NPO status. A 3-year-old boy is eating a McDonalds Happy Meal on the lawn of the restaurant.

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SpecialtyCare

JULY 20, 2024

This real-time monitoring allows surgeons and anesthesiologists to detect and respond to any potential complications that may arise, thereby minimizing the risk of adverse outcomes. Surgeons rely heavily on accurate and timely information during operations.

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Radius Anesthesia

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Clinically, peripheral nerve blocks are widely used for surgical anesthesia and postoperative pain management, particularly in orthopedic procedures involving the upper and lower limbs. These are also commonly used in orthopedic procedures. However, they also carry risks such as nerve damage, infection, and bleeding, albeit rarely.

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DFW Anesthesia Professionals

APRIL 24, 2024

Cesarean sections are among the most common surgical procedures worldwide, performed either electively or as an emergency measure to deliver a baby when vaginal delivery would put the mother or baby at risk. It also might lead to headaches post-operation due to leakage of spinal fluid.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

OCTOBER 28, 2018

Patients with autism commonly need to be sedated for routine procedures that a normal child or adult would cooperate with. They told the mother she had the choice of going home without any surgical procedure or anesthesia at all. The mother was adamant that the procedure needed to be performed. mg/kg midazolam, and.02

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Somnia

MAY 1, 2024

In the realm of healthcare reform, the American Society of Anesthesiologists has coined the concept of the “Three Rs” – delivering the right care, in the right place, at the right time. Operational efficiency and resource utilization management are paramount in maximizing anesthesia productivity.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MARCH 22, 2023

Is an anesthesiologist required on board? For comprehensive reading I’d refer you to three papers by expert Matthieu Komorowski MD, an anesthesiologist, intensive care physician, and biomedical engineer at Imperial College London, and a former Research Fellow at the European Space Agency.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Pursue a career as an acute care doctor if you prefer adrenaline-charged arenas such as the operating room, the intensive care unit, the labor and delivery suite, or the emergency room. If you become an anesthesiologist, you’ll routinely put your patients into pharmaceutical comas and then reverse that status.

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Picis

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Here’s how: Hot buttons help speed procedures Anesthesia management systems save time by giving clinicians the patient demographic information they need right up front Comprehensive templates allow the clinician to document from one screen Intuitive functionality saves time by reducing the clicks needed to complete a task 2.

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