If a patient suffers a bad outcome after anesthesia, did the anesthesiologist commit malpractice? If there was an anesthesia error, was it anesthesia malpractice?…
At weddings you’ll often hear a Bible verse that reads, “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these…
Every anesthesia practitioner dreads airway disasters. Anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists are airway experts, but anesthesia professionals are often the only person in the operating…
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…
This column is for my non-medical layperson readers. Your 85-year-old grandmother had two gallstone attacks in the past 6 months. Is she too old…
Clinical Case for Discussion: This month's question is on hypertension and anesthesia. You are scheduled to anesthetize a 71-year-old male for an arthroscopic rotator…
In the United States, will you have an anesthesiologist for your wisdom teeth extraction surgery? If you are a healthy patient, the answer is:…
Obese patients make anesthesiologists’ work more arduous. Obese patients, especially morbidly obese and super obese patients, are at increased risk when they need…
In 1986 the American Society of Anesthesiologists adopted pulse oximetry and end-tidal CO2 monitoring as standards of care. These two monitors were our specialty’s…
When you have surgery, do you care who administers your anesthetic? You should. An oft-repeated medical adage states:“anesthesia is 99% boredom and 1% panic.…
How high are anesthesiology malpractice rates? Do Anesthesiologists pay the highest malpractice insurance rates? In a word, “No.” Anesthesia mishaps can lead to critical…
Clinical Case For Discussion: Anaphylaxis during anesthesia can be a difficult diagnosis. A 59-year-old male is undergoing a sigmoid colectomy. Twenty minutes after…