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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN ANESTHESIOLOGIST

The Anesthesia Consultant

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.,

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ANESTHESIOLOGISTS: BEFORE YOU ADVANCE THAT NEEDLE. A CAUTIONARY TALE

The Anesthesia Consultant

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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ANESTHESIA IN OUTER SPACE 

The Anesthesia Consultant

Because the spaceship is more than 200 days away from Earth, the physicians instruct the crew to proceed with surgery and anesthesia in outer space. How will astronauts conduct general anesthesia and surgery in outer space? Is an anesthesiologist required on board?

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ROBOT SURGERY. A VIEW FROM THE ANESTHESIOLOGY COCKPIT

The Anesthesia Consultant

Almost every anesthesiologist in America has experience with surgery using the da Vinci robot system. Anesthesia for laparoscopy was similar to the anesthetic for open abdominal surgery. The anesthesiologist’s station is within 4 – 6 feet of the patient’s head. To answer these questions let’s first review some history.

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Reducing Anesthesia Drug Waste at ASC and Hospital ORs

Somnia

Reducing drug waste created by anesthesiologists can result in significant cost savings for ASC’s and hospitals. Drug waste is a significant contributor to the cost of routine anesthesia care,” said lead author of study Raj Patel, BS, a medical student at University of Illinois Chicago. in Harrison, N.Y., in Harrison, N.Y.,

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Alternatives in Case of Propofol Shortage

Radius Anesthesia

Approximately 80% of drug shortages involve sterile injectable drugs, such as anesthetic agents and chemotherapy drugs (1). Notably, in the early 2010s, there was a shortage of propofol that forced many surgical facilities to turn to alternatives, either in medication or in anesthesia approach. min for ciprofol and 0.80 Biomed Res Int.

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Staffing Your Ambulatory Surgery Center For Success

Sullivan Healthcare Consulting

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. Finally, anesthesiologists are absolutely pivotal to the success of your ASC.

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