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…
The 2023 American Society of Anesthesiologists Practice Guidelines for Monitoring and Antagonism of Neuromuscular Blockade were published last month.The paper is backed by strong…
GENERAL ANESTHESIA FOR DENTAL OFFICES CASE PRESENTATION: A 5-year-old developmentally delayed autistic boy has multiple dental cavities. The dentist consults you, a physician anesthesiologist,…
Clinical Case: In your first week in community practice post-residency and fellowship, you’re scheduled to anesthetize a 4-year-old for a tonsillectomy. You’ll start the…
One of the most frequent questions I hear from patients before surgery is, “How long will it take me to wake up from general…
Do you need an anesthesiologist for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy? In the aftermath of Joan Rivers' tragic death following an upper endoscopy procedure at a…
An otherwise healthy 50-year-old female patient takes three herb pills daily: gingko, kava, and ginseng. What do you do when this patient needs elective…
Succinylcholine: vital drug or dinosaur? Succinylcholine (sux) has the wonderful advantage of rendering a patient paralyzed in less than a minute, and the discouraging…
Screening prior to outpatient surgery is important. Over 70% of elective surgeries in the United States are ambulatory or outpatient surgeries, in which the…
Academic and private practice anesthesia differ. I'm fortunate to be a member of the clinical faculty in the Department of Anesthesia, Perioperative and Pain…
13-year-old Jahi McMath of Oakland, California suffered sudden bleeding from her nose and mouth and cardiac arrest following a December 9th 2013 tonsillectomy, a…
Two patients arrive simultaneously in the recovery room following general endotracheal anesthetics. One patient is unresponsive and requires an oral airway to maintain…