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WHO WILL BE PROVIDING ANESTHESIA CARE 10 YEARS FROM NOW?

The Anesthesia Consultant

The Automation of Low-value Tasks In the future, the delivery of anesthesia is expected to become more automated. Command centers will likely allow professionals to supervise an increased number of locations safely in the operating room. Why Did Take Me So Long To Wake From General Anesthesia? Leverage technology.

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ROBOTIC ANESTHESIA REALLY IS COMING

The Anesthesia Consultant

First, there was manual transmission, then automatic transmission, double clutch systems, navigation systems, all sorts of safety assist systems…soon, there will be self-driving cars. How will we do anesthesia in the future? Why Did Take Me So Long To Wake From General Anesthesia?

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TRENDS FOR THE FUTURE OF ANESTHESIOLOGY

The Anesthesia Consultant

Rather than physician anesthesiologists personally performing anesthesia, expect to see CRNAs supervised by physician anesthesiologists in an anesthesia care team, or in some states, CRNAs working alone. There will be a paucity of new drugs to change the practice of operating room anesthesia.

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THE RISK OF ANESTHESIA PATIENT TRANSPORT 

The Anesthesia Consultant

In the 2012 prospective study Hypoxemia after general anesthesia , 959 patients underwent elective surgery under general anesthesia in a university hospital. The anesthesiologist may be supervising the transfusion of blood, platelets, or plasma. Why Did Take Me So Long To Wake From General Anesthesia?

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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN ANESTHESIOLOGIST

The Anesthesia Consultant

You may have nausea after general anesthesia. You’ll wake up reasonably comfortable, but as the general anesthesia wears off you’ll likely experience the onset of pain. You tape the patients eyes closed so that they do not dry out under general anesthesia. Will I Have a Breathing Tube During Anesthesia?

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HOW THE INTERNET CHANGED ANESTHESIOLOGY FOREVER

The Anesthesia Consultant

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. What Are the Common Anesthesia Medications?

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FREE SOLO

The Anesthesia Consultant

The 2018 movie Free Solo showcases Alex Honnold as he became the first person to free solo climb the 3000-feet high El Capitan wall of granite in Yosemite National Park without ropes or safety gear. There are multiple different models of anesthesia care. The surgeon decides the case is an emergency and cannot wait until morning.