STANFORD EMERGENCY MANUAL POCKET VERSION
The Stanford Emergency Manual has become an essential reference for anesthesiologists. The manual lists diagnostic and therapeutic steps to follow in 26 different emergency…
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CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
ANESTHESIA ERRORS: MALPRACTICE OR NOT?
If a patient suffers a bad outcome after anesthesia, did the anesthesiologist commit malpractice? If there was an anesthesia error, was it anesthesia malpractice?…
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
12 THINGS TO KNOW AS YOU NEAR THE END OF YOUR ANESTHESIA TRAINING
The most difficult challenge for any anesthesiologist is the transition from the end of anesthesia residency into the beginning of your first job. You're…
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
AIRWAY LAWSUITS
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…
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
HOW TO PREPARE TO SAFELY INDUCE GENERAL ANESTHESIA IN TWO MINUTES
How do you prepare to induce general anesthesia in two minutes? You’re called to induce anesthesia for a patient being rushed to the operating…
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
AVOIDING AIRWAY DISASTERS IN ANESTHESIA
Every anesthesia practitioner dreads airway disasters. Anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists are airway experts, but anesthesia professionals are often the only person in the operating…
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
THE TOP TEN MOST USEFUL ADVANCES AND THE FIVE MOST OVERRATED ADVANCES AFFECTING ANESTHESIA IN THE PAST 25 YEARS
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…
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
ROBOT ANESTHESIA
Will robots replace anesthesiologists? I am the Medical Director of a surgery center in California that does 5,000 gastroenterology endoscopies per year. In 2013…
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
BLINK: WHEN AN EXPERIENCED ANESTHESIOLOGIST MEETS THEIR PATIENT
I urge you to use Malcolm Gladwell's book Blink to become a better anesthesiologist. Clinical Case for Discussion: As an anesthesia resident, how does your…
ANESTHESIA PATIENT QUESTIONS BLOG
AN ANESTHESIA ANECDOTE: AN INEPT ANESTHESIA PROVIDER CAN KILL A PATIENT IN LESS THAN TEN MINUTES
An inept anesthesia provider can lose a patient's life in less than ten minutes. NEWSPAPER HEADLINE: “ANESTHESIOLOGIST KILLS PREGNANT MOTHER DURING EMERGENCY SURGERY” …
ANESTHESIA PATIENT QUESTIONS BLOG
DO ANESTHESIOLOGISTS HAVE THE HIGHEST MALPRACTICE INSURANCE RATES?
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 CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
EMERGENCY AIRWAY BLEEDING AFTER SLEEP APNEA SURGERY
Clinical Case for Discussion: You are called at 0200 hours to anesthetize a 50-year-old man who is bleeding from his palate. He is…