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Pre-Operative, Intra-Operative, and Post-Operative Warming

Nashville Anesthesia Professionals

Perioperative hypothermia, defined as a core body temperature below 36°C, is a frequent and preventable complication associated with anesthesia and surgical procedures. The Effect of Brief Warming during Induction of General Anesthesia and Warmed Intravenous Fluid on Intraoperative Hypothermia in Patients Undergoing Urologic Surgery.

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DOES GENERAL ANESTHESIA CAUSE DEMENTIA?

The Anesthesia Consultant

Does exposure to general anesthesia cause dementia? Association of Mild Cognitive Impairment With Exposure to General Anesthesia for Surgical and Nonsurgical Procedures: A Population-Based Study. Why Did Take Me So Long To Wake From General Anesthesia? Will I Have a Breathing Tube During Anesthesia?

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SMOOTH EMERGENCE FROM GENERAL ANESTHESIA

The Anesthesia Consultant

I’ve performed countless general anesthetics for surgeries requiring smooth emergence, specifically carotid endarterectomies, rhinoplasties, facelifts, craniotomies, thyroidectomies, and other head and neck procedures. Why Did Take Me So Long To Wake From General Anesthesia? Will I Have a Breathing Tube During Anesthesia?

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Understanding Microdiscectomy and Discectomy Surgery

USMD Health System

But when it’s needed, the skilled spine surgeons on the medical staff at USMD Hospital at Arlington perform these procedures using the latest surgical techniques. What is a Discectomy/Microdiscectomy? A discectomy is a surgical procedure in which a portion of a spinal disc that is compressing a nerve root or the spinal cord is removed.

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WHO WILL BE PROVIDING ANESTHESIA CARE 10 YEARS FROM NOW?

The Anesthesia Consultant

Specific trends have led to the anesthesia workforce supply–demand relationship. ANESTHESIA WORKFORCE BALANCE: INCREASED DEMANDS VS DECREASED SUPPLY OF PROVIDERS Let’s examine how the Anesthesiology article described each of these trends: An Aging Population In 2023, more than 58 million Americans were 65 years of age or older (17.3%

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AUTISM AND ANESTHESIA

The Anesthesia Consultant

It’s not infrequent that autistic patients need surgery and anesthesia. Patients with autism commonly need to be sedated for routine procedures that a normal child or adult would cooperate with. He is verbal with his mother, but refuses to interact with the anesthesia or nursing personnel. mg/kg midazolam, and.02

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PATIENTS: IS IT SAFE FOR YOU TO HAVE SURGERY DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC AS OF MAY 2020?

The Anesthesia Consultant

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? When I’m at Stanford Hospital or the surgery centers in our area I’m confident the environment is safe.

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