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CRNAs in the News: Prolung Ngin Taking on Diverse Patient Challenges in the APP Field

PANA

Advanced Practice Provider Spotlight: Certified registered nurse anesthetist shares perspective on caring for diverse patients Posted April 11, 2023 by ,Penn State Health News Prolung Ngin , a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) at Penn State Health Milton S. See the March APP Spotlight feature on nurse practitioners.

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WILL CRNAs REPLACE MD ANESTHESIOLOGISTS?

The Anesthesia Consultant

On March 28, 2021 the anesthesia world in the United States was rocked by the headline: “ Wisconsin Hospital Replaces All Anesthesiologists With CRNAs. “ The medical center previously had an anesthesia staff that included both MDs and CRNAs (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists). (He In a word, no. No, they are not.

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Perioperative Surgical Home -Optimizing the Patient’s Surgical Experience

Concordia Anesthesiology

link] PSH – Continuation and Disruption From the discovery of ether in 1846 to epidural anesthesia and rapid-acting agents, disruptive innovations in anesthesia have advanced the practice of medicine. The surgical team would provide most of the preoperative preparation and postoperative and post-discharge care of the patient.

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IS ANESTHESIA AN ART OR A SCIENCE?

The Anesthesia Consultant

Is the practice of anesthesia an art or a science? 4) The promotion of non-physicians into the workforce to perform roles previously handled by MDs. May empathy, effective listening, respect, and conversation always be critical skills envied and mastered by all physicians. Why Did Take Me So Long To Wake From General Anesthesia?

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN MEDICINE

The Anesthesia Consultant

See Robot Anesthesia and Robot Anesthesia II ) AI already influences our daily life. In my previous essays Robot Anesthesia and Robot Anesthesia II , I described models of robots designed to perform intravenous sedation or intubation of the trachea, products which are futuristic but currently have no market share.