CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
GENERIC SUGAMMADEX, A GAME-CHANGER
Anesthesia professionals are often unaware of the cost of the drugs they administer, but costs are relevant to the institutions where we work. The…
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ANESTHESIA PATIENT QUESTIONS BLOG
EXTUBATION IS RISKY BUSINESS. WHY THE CONCLUSION OF GENERAL ANESTHESIA CAN BE A CRITICAL EVENT
The conclusion of most general anesthetics requires the removal of a breathing tube. The removal of this airway tube, an event called “extubation,” is…
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
HOW DO YOU START A PEDIATRIC ANESTHETIC WITHOUT A SECOND 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…
ANESTHESIA PATIENT QUESTIONS BLOG
DO YOU NEED AN ANESTHESIOLOGIST FOR ENDOSCOPY OF YOUR ESOPHAGUS, STOMACH, AND UPPER GASTROENTEROLOGIC TRACT?
Do you need an anesthesiologist for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy? In the aftermath of Joan Rivers' tragic death following an upper endoscopy procedure at a…
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
SUCCINYLCHOLINE: VITAL DRUG OR OBSOLETE DINOSAUR?
Succinylcholine: vital drug or dinosaur? Succinylcholine (sux) has the wonderful advantage of rendering a patient paralyzed in less than a minute, and the discouraging…
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
NEGATIVE PRESSURE PULMONARY EDEMA IN A FREESTANDING SURGERY CENTER
Clinical Case: You are working at a freestanding surgery center. A healthy 58-year- old man has a mask anesthetic for a shoulder manipulation. During…
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
CAN YOU LEAVE YOUR ANESTHETIZED PATIENT IN AN EMERGENCY?
Clinical Case of the Month: You are in an operating room in a freestanding plastic surgery center giving general anesthesia to Patient A, and…