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…
Our anesthesia group routinely performs 8-hour outpatient pediatric anesthetics for combined atresia-microtia ear reconstruction surgeries. As of 2021, we are the only surgical/anesthetic practice…
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: Anaphylaxis during anesthesia can be a difficult diagnosis. A 59-year-old male is undergoing a sigmoid colectomy. Twenty minutes after…
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…
There are several types of anesthesia: GENERAL ANESTHESIA A general anesthetic renders the patient asleep and insensitive to pain for surgery. Prior to beginning…