CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
IS SUSPENDED ANIMATION POSSIBLE?
Anesthesiologists are specialists in administering drug-induced comas in operating rooms for hours at a time, or in intensive care units for days at a…
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HOW RISKY IS YOUR ANESTHESIA PRACTICE?
Anesthesiologists can earn more money administering propofol to healthy patients for colonoscopies from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. than they can for administering anesthesia…
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
ANESTHESIA IN 2025: WHAT’S CHANGED IN 25 YEARS?
During the quarter-century 2000-2025 the world transformed in remarkable ways. Surely the field of anesthesia has evolved and changed during these same years. But…
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
FEMALES RECOVER FROM ANESTHESIA FASTER THAN MALES
There are sex differences in anesthetic sensitivity. Females recover from anesthesia faster than males. Two recent papers document this. Should anesthesiologists change their clinical…
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
SPIRO ROBOTICS: THE FUTURE OF DIFFICULT INTUBATION MANAGEMENT
I’ve seen the future of difficult intubation management, and I’ve held that future in my hands. The Spiro Robotics device—a combination video laryngoscope and…
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
WHO WILL BE PROVIDING ANESTHESIA CARE 10 YEARS FROM NOW?
If the current trend of inadequate numbers of anesthesia clinicians in the United States is not reversed, this insufficient supply of will be a…
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
DIRECT LARYNGOSCOPY: BASIC SKILL OR OBSOLETE TECHNOLOGY?
The question has been posed: should we move to using video laryngoscopy universally for all endotracheal intubation attempts? Will the advanced technology of video…
ANESTHESIA PATIENT QUESTIONS BLOG
AN ANESTHESIOLOGIST CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE WITH ONE FINGER
An anesthesiologist can save your life by treating airway obstruction with as little as one finger, thereby maintaining safe oxygen flow in and out…
ANESTHESIA PATIENT QUESTIONS BLOG
AGING DOCTORS, AGING PRESIDENTS: SHOULD COGNITIVE TESTING BE MANDATORY?
At Stanford Medical Center where I work, when a physician reaches the age of 74½ years he or she must pass cognitive testing to…
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
THE THREE A’s OF ANESTHESIA JOBS
If you want to gain a top-notch anesthesiology job, the order of the three A’s is instead: ability, affability and availability.
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION IN PRIVATE PRACTICE ANESTHESIA
In 2024 most academic medical centers utilize a preoperative anesthesia evaluation clinic to prepare and screen patients prior to surgery, but do community and…
ANESTHESIA PATIENT QUESTIONS BLOG
THE TOP 10 SURGICAL ADVANCES OF THE LAST 70 YEARS
Remarkable surgeons made world-changing breakthroughs during the past 70 years. The top 10 surgical advances during this time included: • THE HEART-LUNG MACHINE •…