Salem Anesthesia

APRIL 1, 2024

Demystifying Anesthesia: Answering the Top 5 Questions Anesthesia, the invisible hero of modern medicine, plays a crucial role in surgeries and medical procedures, ensuring patients are comfortable, pain-free, and safe. It allows patients to undergo surgeries and medical procedures painlessly and without awareness.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JUNE 6, 2025

Who is the Captain of the Ship in the operating room, the surgeon or the anesthesiologist? The surgeon is dependent on the other team members to provide anesthesia, to count sponges, and to do numerous other activities that the surgeon could not possibly be responsible for while performing the surgery.

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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. 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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OR Manager

MARCH 21, 2024

The promise of quicker recovery and fewer complications from sedation, anesthesia, and pain management have drawn clinicians and patients alike to procedures performed in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and More » The post Procedural sedation analgesia considerations for ASC leaders appeared first on OR Manager.

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Radius Anesthesia

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The delivery of anesthesia during surgical procedures can be managed by manual control or automated end-tidal control, each of which has distinct advantages and disadvantages. Manual control relies heavily on the anesthesiologist’s expertise and ability to anticipate and respond to changes in the patient’s condition.

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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

JULY 6, 2018

Dr. Gawande is a Professor of Surgery at Harvard/ Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and is the bestselling author of multiple nonfiction books directed at healthcare topics. Will Gawande change the future for anesthesiologists? If an anesthesiologist wanted to use the nerve block, the insurer would not reimburse those costs.

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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. Intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) is a real-time monitoring technique that helps protect a patients nervous system during surgery.

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Amanda Xi

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Additionally, academic anesthesiology is unique because we often schedule a pre-operative phone call [usually the day before surgery when we get our assignments] with the residents in order to discuss the anesthetic plan and direct educational topics for the day [see below].

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The Anesthesia Consultant

OCTOBER 18, 2017

You discuss the procedure of a blood patch and he says, “Yes, that’s what I need. 3 You explain the blood patch procedure and its risks to the patient, he signs a consent, and you perform the blood patch within the hour. You withdraw the Tuohy needle and announce to the patient that the procedure is over. The patient objects.

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Radius Anesthesia

JULY 5, 2024

Surgical prehabilitation, often shortened to “prehab,” is a proactive approach that prepares patients physically and psychologically for the stresses of surgery. This concept has gained traction in recent years, reflecting a broader understanding of the benefits of optimizing health before undergoing surgical procedures.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MAY 10, 2015

.” Let’s answer this question for some common surgeries: KNEE ARTHROSCOPY: Common knee arthroscopy procedures are meniscectomies and anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions. The majority of patients will breath on their own during surgery.

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MEDITEK

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Pressure ulcers are a common complication of prolonged prone positioning during spine surgeries. 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)? 6 Spinal surgery is the cause of 67% of POVL cases. About 12.2%

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MAY 13, 2020

An important question for many Americans is, “Is it safe for me to have surgery during this COVID pandemic?” The main questions as to whether a hospital or an ambulatory surgery center can resume elective surgery as of May 2020 are: What is the incidence of COVID-19 in your geographic area? It depends.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

This week I filmed a 26-minute question and answer video for the American Sleep Apnea Association regarding the topic of sleep apnea and surgery. The video provides answers to individuals who have obstructive sleep apnea and are contemplating surgery and anesthesia. Preoperative sleep study results matter to the anesthesiologist.

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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. Is robot surgery a miraculous futuristic device that advances surgery to a higher plain? Until the 1990s most abdominal surgery was done through an open incision. A gall bladder incision might be five inches long.

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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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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. The specialty of the ASC: Some ASCs perform a wide variety of outpatient procedures.

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Salem Anesthesia

JUNE 2, 2023

Title: Unveiling the Origin and History of Anesthesia The use of anesthesia has revolutionized the field of surgery, enabling painless and safe procedures for patients. A blood-curdling range of saws, knives and sharp hooks were used to administer much-needed surgery to maimed fighters,” the paper wrote back in 2011.

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Specialty Surgical Center

MARCH 26, 2019

Orthopedic surgery is the specialty concerning the musculoskeletal system. At Specialty Surgical Center in Sparta, New Jersey, orthopedic procedures constitute the bulk of surgeries performed, and, with about 3,000 procedures per year, arthroscopic knee surgery is the most common procedure.

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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

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

In a ranking of the most competitive medical specialties, dermatology ranked second, trailing only plastic surgery. Dermatologists perform procedures with their hands, including biopsies or the resection of lesions. Most anesthetics in the United States are for ambulatory surgeries.

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DFW Anesthesia Professionals

JULY 1, 2024

Neuraxial anesthesia is frequently employed for surgeries involving the lower abdomen and lower extremities. Typically, the procedure involves inserting a needle between the vertebrae to administer medication into either the epidural space (as in epidural anesthesia) or the subarachnoid space (as in spinal anesthesia). Anesthesiology.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JULY 11, 2019

Sixty-six percent of surgeries in the United States take place as an outpatient , and many of these surgeries are performed at freestanding facilities distant from hospitals. If the patient is unstable, a physician, usually an anesthesiologist, will need to accompany the patient and the EMTs to the hospital emergency room.

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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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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. An aging population, an increased volume of surgery, and an increased demand for anesthesia personnel. Anesthesia personnel will be in great demand.

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Salem Anesthesia

MARCH 5, 2024

Anesthesia is a critical component of medical procedures, ensuring that patients undergo surgeries and interventions with minimal pain and discomfort. Myth: You can wake up during surgery due to anesthesia failure. Fact: Anesthesia awareness, where a patient regains consciousness during surgery, is an extremely rare occurrence.

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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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SpecialtyCare

JULY 20, 2024

Intraoperative monitoring (IOM) plays a crucial role in modern surgery by enhancing patient safety and improving surgical outcomes. Intraoperative monitoring refers to the continuous assessment of a patient’s neurological and physiological functions during surgery. What is Intraoperative Monitoring?

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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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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.” Why is this robotic device only a small step toward replacing anesthesiologists?

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MARCH 18, 2021

You’re a patient scheduled for elective surgery tomorrow. You’re nervous and you’d like to drink a glass of wine (or two) at dinner the night before the surgery. Surgery is common in the United States—there were more than 17 million surgeries performed in America in 2014. Is this OK? cannabis REF) are present.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

He’d utilize this technique on all patients scheduled for lumbar disc surgeries: We’d sedate the patient, perform an awake oral fiberoptic intubation, and then have the patient roll themselves over into the prone position while awake, with the endotracheal tube already in their trachea! Together, Drs.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

MAY 3, 2017

Many patients require preoperative clearance prior to surgery, especially patients with significant medical problems or at extremes of age. Some health care systems run preoperative anesthesia clinics, where anesthesia professionals evaluate these patients prior to surgery. The surgery is delayed pending the cardiologist assessment.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

JULY 28, 2022

(ebook $299.99, hardcover $327.16) Anesthesiologist’s Manual of Surgical Procedures , 6 th edition, 2019, Editor-in-Chief Richard Jaffe. This textbook is organized by surgical subspecialties, and contains a catalog of almost every common surgical procedure in a fashion analogous to an academic “cookbook.”

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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. of insured rates.

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The Anesthesia Consultant

OCTOBER 19, 2018

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. The use of peripheral nerve blocks has crescendoed in anesthesia practice, stimulated by the use of ultrasound-guided visualization of nerves. Anesth Analg.

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