CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
CIPEPOFOL – A “NEW PROPOFOL” FROM CHINA
The discovery of cipepofol is important for at least one reason. Years in the future, when cipepofol is available as a generic drug and…
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learn about the most common intravenous general anesthetic used in the United States.
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
CIPROFOL VS PROPOFOL
Ciprofol is a new intravenous (IV) anesthetic agent which is undergoing early clinical trials in China, and may become a significant tool in our…
ANESTHESIA PATIENT QUESTIONS BLOG
DYING UNDER GENERAL ANESTHESIA
Terminal anesthesia refers to a situation when a patient has a terminal illness such as end-stage cancer and is suffering through their last days.…
ANESTHESIA PATIENT QUESTIONS BLOG
HOW NEW IS “MODERN ANESTHESIA?”
Point/Counterpoint: How new is modern anesthesia? Are modern anesthesia techniques radically different from the methods of twenty years ago? True or false? POINT:…
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
ROBOT ANESTHESIA II
Are anesthesiologists on the verge of being replaced by a new robot? In a word, “No.” The new device being discussed is the iControl-RP…
ANESTHESIA PATIENT QUESTIONS BLOG
WILL YOU HAVE A BREATHING TUBE DOWN YOUR THROAT DURING YOUR SURGERY?
One of the most common questions I hear from patients immediately prior to their surgical anesthetic is, “Will I have a breathing tube down…
ANESTHESIA PATIENT QUESTIONS BLOG
HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE ME TO WAKE UP FROM GENERAL ANESTHESIA?
One of the most frequent questions I hear from patients before surgery is, “How long will it take me to wake up from general…
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
HOW TO WAKE UP PATIENTS PROMPTLY FOLLOWING GENERAL ANESTHETICS
Two patients arrive simultaneously in the recovery room following general endotracheal anesthetics. One patient is unresponsive and requires an oral airway to maintain…
ANESTHESIA PATIENT QUESTIONS BLOG
HOW DOES THE ANESTHESIOLOGIST DECIDE WHAT DOSE OF ANESTHETIC TO GIVE A PATIENT?
This column is directed to my non-medical layperson readers. How does an anesthesiologist decide what dose of anesthetic to administer to a patient? You…
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
LANDING THE ANESTHESIA PLANE: WHEN SHOULD YOU EXTUBATE THE TRACHEA?
This column is for my readers who are anesthesia professionals. When should you extubate the trachea? Clinical Case for Discussion: You’re anesthetizing a 60-year-old woman…
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…