General Anesthesia Nurse Anesthetist Patient Care 
The Anesthesia Consultant
JUNE 26, 2022
What’s the difference between a physician anesthesiologist and a nurse anesthetist? After the first 3 – 4 years in the workforce, either one can master the manual skills of anesthesia. So what really is the difference between a physician anesthesiologist and a nurse anesthetist? The answer: internal medicine.
The Anesthesia Consultant
NOVEMBER 16, 2015
The economics don’t add up, and have nothing to do with patient care. With an EHR, instead of writing a pertinent note at each patient encounter, health care providers copy and paste previous notes, altering the minimal differences at each encounter. Why Did Take Me So Long To Wake From General Anesthesia?
The Anesthesia Consultant
MAY 10, 2016
The goal is improved patient care with decreased costs. ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANTS (AAs) – The American Society of Anesthesiologists is championing the idea of training AAs to work with physician anesthesiologists in an anesthesia care team model. Why Did Take Me So Long To Wake From General Anesthesia?
The Anesthesia Consultant
JULY 12, 2021
In anesthesia care team models, in which a Certified Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) is physically present in the operating room while being supervised by an attending physician anesthesiologist, the MD anesthesiologist can be summoned to return to the operating room in seconds if a problem arises.
The Anesthesia Consultant
FEBRUARY 11, 2018
An anesthesiologist’s knowledge of internal medicine isn’t as comprehensive as a board-certified internist, but the consider the flip side: None of the internists can administer general anesthesia, regional anesthesia, or manage the A of the A-B-Cs like an anesthesiologist can. Will I Have a Breathing Tube During Anesthesia?
The Anesthesia Consultant
AUGUST 16, 2018
When a bad outcome like this occurs in a hospital or surgery center, a facility’s Quality Assurance Committee examines the details of the case—not to assign blame—but to identify flaws in patient care systems which must be improved in the future. Why Did Take Me So Long To Wake From General Anesthesia?
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