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

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

This will require an operating room staffed with a surgeon, a nurse, a scrub technician, and an anesthesia professional. The Center for Anesthesia Workforce Studies estimates that current clinically active anesthesia professionals are made up of 43,500 anesthesiologists, 50,000 nurse anesthetists, and 3,200 anesthesiologist assistants.

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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. Because anesthesiologists do not scrub in a sterile fashion, it’s OK to wear your watch and ring., The patient will probably already have an IV in their arm, placed by a registered nurse. (To

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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. This week U.S.

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Gomer: Anesthesiology

MAY 1, 2020

San Diego, California – Ronald Flackey, MD is not like just any Anesthesiologist. The Ortho resident was clearly hitting on this cute circulating nurse. That poor nurse got red faced and just walked away. As a result, Dr. Flackey is a master at different regional blocks. But his ability to c**k block is unparalleled.

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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 physician-CRNA team, otherwise known as an anesthesia care team, is a model strongly supported by the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

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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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The Anesthesia Consultant

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Meanwhile, back at the metaphor, anesthesiologists practiced their essential healing profession, and hoped HMOs and hospital administrators would not decrease their anesthesia quantum wage any further. KIRKUS REVIEW In this debut thriller, tragedies strike an anesthesiologist as he tries to start a new life with his son.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

OCTOBER 18, 2017

He believes his neurosurgical procedure and his weak right leg have something to do with his anesthesiologist. How can an anesthesiologist make such an error? A well-informed anesthesiologist, properly aware of the anticoagulation medication, chooses to time his blood patch per the accepted guidelines for enoxaparin. He’s right.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MAY 29, 2018

Why become an anesthesiologist? Advice For Passing the Anesthesia Oral Board Exams What Personal Characteristics are Necessary to Become a Successful Anesthesiologist? KIRKUS REVIEW In this debut thriller, tragedies strike an anesthesiologist as he tries to start a new life with his son.

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SpecialtyCare

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Team Collaboration Communicating effectively with the surgical team, including surgeons, anesthesiologists, and nurses. Ensuring proper wound care and dressing application. Documenting surgical procedures and patient outcomes. Anticipating the needs of the surgeon and adapting to changes in the surgical plan.

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Radius Anesthesia

JULY 5, 2024

The implementation of prehabilitation programs can be challenging, requiring close collaboration among surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, physiotherapists, nutritionists, and psychologists. However, the benefits justify the effort.

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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The summit was designed to cater to a diverse audience, including cardiothoracic surgeons, cardiac anesthesiologists, CT residents, perfusionists, and ICU and OR nurses.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MAY 13, 2020

When you enter the healthcare facility, a nurse will question you regarding virus symptoms, and will screen you by taking your temperature. Our county and state health administrations have noted a decline in the incidence of COVID cases, and have authorized a reopening of elective surgery.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

CardioPulmonary Resuscitation in the Operating Room The Stanford Emergency Manual has become an essential reference for anesthesiologists. The Emergency Manual was created by the same team which pioneered simulator training for anesthesiologists, headed by Stanford faculty members Drs. The patient is turning blue and lacks pulses.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MAY 6, 2017

Why should anesthesiologists be any different? In many private practice anesthesia groups, physician anesthesiologists supervise multiple nurse anesthetists in multiple operating rooms. Physician anesthesiologists pay their nurse anesthetists as employees as well as their other expenses, and then divide the profit.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Surgeons work with physician anesthesiologists, with certified nurse anesthetists (CRNAs), or with an anesthesia care team that includes both physician anesthesiologists and CRNAs. Most surgeons’ comprehension of what anesthesiologists are doing is limited. The patient must wake up (when the surgery is over).

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MAY 10, 2016

It’s not clear the idea has widespread traction as of yet, and the concept will always be at odds with the individual aspirations of internal medicine doctors, hospitalists, intensivists, surgeons, and certified nurse anesthetists, all who want to make their own management decisions, and all who desire to be paid for owning those decisions.

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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?

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JUNE 4, 2024

Here’s why the three A’s are in a different order for anesthesiology: ABILITY: For an anesthesiologist seeking a high-paying job in a competitive region of the country, the most important asset is ability. Do you think patients want a friendly anesthesiologist who is all thumbs in the operating room?

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Concordia Anesthesiology

AUGUST 30, 2021

All MD In this model, (most prevalent in one-or two-room surgery centers and less common in large ambulatory surgery centers), all anesthesia care is provided by medical doctors only, specifically physician anesthesiologists. The benefits of this model are that there are fewer providers involved and less supervision needed.

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Concordia Anesthesiology

OCTOBER 30, 2021

In the past, the anesthesiologist’s role was often limited to the period from pre-anesthetic examination just before surgery to the postoperative care unit. In recent decades, the role of anesthesiologists in perioperative care has been expanding, and PSH is seen as a natural extension of this trend.

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SpecialtyCare

MARCH 15, 2025

Hospital surgical support encompasses a wide range of specialized services designed to assist surgeons, anesthesiologists, and nurses in performing successful surgical procedures. What Is Hospital Surgical Support?

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The Anesthesia Consultant

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Are you a resident or fellow or a nurse anesthetist looking for your first job? Every week thousands of anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists are looking for new employment. At the current time you will find thousands of job openings for full time, part time, and locum tenens anesthesiologists on Internet listings.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JUNE 20, 2017

Eventually the training programs are all completed, and each individual anesthesiologist will get a job. Will the anesthesiologist have the opportunity to utilize all the skills he or she learned in their residency during their post-training job? One anesthesiologist cannot remain skilled in every subspecialty. Very common.

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Gomer: Anesthesiology

APRIL 10, 2020

Peter, MN – Physician on FIRE , an anesthesiologist and financial blogger , recently hit the magical goal of Financial Independence and Retire Early (FIRE) in his mid 40s. “I’m sorry if you are over a fire risk score of 4 you can’t be in the OR,” charge nurse Jackie told reporters. .

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Sullivan Healthcare Consulting

JANUARY 25, 2024

The same can be said for nurses. nursing supply dropped by more than 100,000. Taken alongside the fact that enrollment in four-year nursing programs dropped in 2022, it appears likely that nurse shortages will continue for the foreseeable future, providing another challenge for ASC. From 2020 to 2021, the U.S.

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PANA

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

I also really loved science, so I combined my natural two loves and the decision to become a nurse was easy.” Having an uncle who is an anesthesiologist to guide and support her aided in her decision to pursue anesthesia as well. Jefferson chose anesthesia because it requires a great deal of critical thinking and fastidiousness.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

OCTOBER 18, 2018

The other half are detailed, well-referenced articles aimed at physician anesthesiologists, nurse anesthetists, and anesthesia assistants the world over. I continue to write 1 – 1 columns per month, in addition to maintaining a full time job as a clinical anesthesiologist.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MARCH 23, 2020

I’m forwarding the link from Boston Children’s Hospital which instructs anesthesiologist, nurse anesthetist, emergency room, and intensive care unit colleagues, as well as emergency room and ICU nurses, how to make a virus-protective N95 mask if none is available at their hospital.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Particularly in acute care, the computer keyboard and screen have no place between an anesthesiologist and his patient, an emergency room physician and his patient, an ICU doctor and his patient, or an ICU nurse and her patient. Nurses consistently have their backs to patients as they type, type, type data into computer terminals.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

THIS ORIGINAL ANESTHESIA CARTOON WAS PUBLISHED IN THE CALIFORNIA SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS BULLETIN, VOLUME 52, NUMBER 2, APRIL-JUNE 2003. ” In 2018, anesthesiologists consider surgeons our colleagues, and we seek and expect collegial relationships with them. Do anesthesiologists have surgeries which last 10 hours?

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The Anesthesia Consultant

OCTOBER 14, 2022

When you arrive at the PACU, a nurse reattaches your patient to the vital sign monitors, and discovers that the patient’s oxygen saturation has dropped from 100% in the OR to a severely low value of 80% in the PACU. An anesthesiologist can easily make a diagnosis of inadequate breathing if a patient is connected to a pulse oximeter.

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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. More care team anesthesia and more Certified Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs). A generation ago an anesthesiologist started a case and finished that case.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Wearing smart glasses improved the anesthesiologist’s first-attempt success rate, and reduced the procedure time and complication rates. In the control group of this study, each anesthesiologist would use a traditional ultrasound screen to visualize the artery. This was an important study, and important information.

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Salem Anesthesia

JUNE 12, 2023

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) serve an irreplaceable function on medical teams across the country. With this information in mind, CRNAs collaborate with surgeons, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to develop personalized anesthesia plans to meet the specific needs of each patient.

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Salem Anesthesia

JULY 25, 2024

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. He also served patients and the community while working as a Registered Nurse at Prisma Health Richland.

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