CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
CAPTAIN OF THE SHIP IN THE OPERATING ROOM
Who is the Captain of the Ship in the operating room, the surgeon or the anesthesiologist? The Captain of the Ship doctrine was a…
Category: ANESTHESIA PATIENT QUESTIONS BLOG
This blog attempts to answer common questions laypeople have about anesthesia.
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
THE PAIN PILL OF THE FUTURE?
On January 30, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new pain pill named suzetrigine (Journavx), a non-opioid analgesic, to be marketed…
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
SUBLINGUAL ANESTHESIA
I was providing a general anesthetic to a patient for bilateral blepharoplasties (eyelid lifts) in a plastic surgery center operating room recently, and I…
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
TEN COMMANDMENTS OF ANESTHESIA
The Ten Commandments in the Old Testament of the Bible described a path toward a proper life. In anesthesia, I see commandments as guidelines for…
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…
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
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.