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In July 2020 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the intravenous benzodiazepine remimazolam (Byfavo, Acacia Pharma) for use in sedation for procedures of…
How soon will we see robotic anesthesia in our hospitals and surgery centers? Are proposed anesthetic robots too expensive to design, test, and manufacture?…
The Rescue required 13 underwater general anesthetics delivered by an anesthesiologist and maintained by non-medical cave divers during their 3-hour swim to the mouth of…
TheAnesthesiaConsultant.com presents its 2022 ranking of The Top 10 Living Anesthesiologists. These individuals made significant original contributions to the practice and/or education of anesthesiologists throughout…
Temporary presidential power was turned over to Kamala Harris during the time of Biden's colonoscopy anesthesia. Biden has the most difficult and most important…
The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) just published a 2022 update on their ASA Difficult Airway Algorithm Guidelines. The 2022 document is a revision of the…
You’re in the middle of your medical school years, and wondering what specialty to pursue. There are two major forks in the road when…
You’re the anesthesiologist assigned to a freestanding ambulatory surgery center (ASC). Are you and the facility prepared for an emergency at a surgery center?…
A South Korean group led by Dr. Y.E. Jang published a study in this month’s issue of Anesthesiology describing the use of a head-mounted smart glasses display…
Who is responsible for your safety before, during, and after your surgery? Will it be a nurse or will it be a physician?…
A 12-year-old boy and his mother walk into a surgery center. The child is scheduled for a tonsillectomy, and is otherwise healthy. The anesthesiologist…
Do you want an algorithm, or a human, to be your doctor? In 2004 I began writing Doctor Vita, a novel describing the encroachment of…