An inept anesthesia provider can lose a patient's life in less than ten minutes. NEWSPAPER HEADLINE: “ANESTHESIOLOGIST KILLS PREGNANT MOTHER DURING EMERGENCY SURGERY” …
In this column I'll describe the best approach to starting a difficult IV in a patient with small, deep, or hidden veins. This information…
How high are anesthesiology malpractice rates? Do Anesthesiologists pay the highest malpractice insurance rates? In a word, “No.” Anesthesia mishaps can lead to critical…
Your 4-year-old son Jake is scheduled for a tonsillectomy next Friday morning. Who will do Jake’s anesthesia, and how will the anesthesia care be…
Do you need a Preoperative Anesthesia Clinic? You've just graduated from your anesthesia training program. The night before your first day in community practice,…
Clinical Case for Discussion: A needle-phobic 16-year-old male is scheduled for a shoulder arthroscopy at a freestanding surgery center. He is tearful and refuses…
Clinical Case for Discussion: You are the Medical Director of a freestanding surgery center. A surgeon at the facility has a serious perioperative complication…
Clinical Case for Discussion: It is the conclusion of a craniotomy for a tumor resection on a 50-year-old, 80 kg woman. The operating room table…
ANESTHESIOLOGIST TRAINING: Anesthesiologists are Medical Doctors. In the United States, anesthesiologists are required to have the following minimum training following high school: 1. College…