Incision Post-Anesthesia Care Surgical Site 
The Anesthesia Consultant
MARCH 2, 2018
Sessler’s unpublished data gleaned from electronic medical records on thousands of patients, one-third of intraoperative hypotension occurs during the time period between the induction of anesthesia and the surgical incision. During this time period, general anesthesia doses are unopposed by surgical stimulus.
The Anesthesia Consultant
OCTOBER 11, 2020
Dr. A administers an IV dose of an intravenous antibiotic prior to the surgical incision, and also administers two IV antinausea drugs, ondansetron (Zofran) and metoclopropamide (Reglan) prophylactically. The surgeon makes multiple small incisions and inserts additional surgical tools inside the abdomen.
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