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:…
Tag: Sevoflurane
Learn about the most common potent inhaled anesthetic used in the United States.
ANESTHESIA PATIENT QUESTIONS BLOG
ANESTHESIA FACTS FOR NON-MEDICAL PEOPLE: WHAT IS MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA?
What is Malignant Hyperthermia? Patients frequently have concerns and misunderstandings. Patients wonder what the disease is, if it could possibly strike them during anesthesia,…
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
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…
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…
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…
ANESTHESIA PATIENT QUESTIONS BLOG
WILL YOU HAVE AN ANESTHESIOLOGIST FOR YOUR WISDOM TEETH EXTRACTION SURGERY?
In the United States, will you have an anesthesiologist for your wisdom teeth extraction surgery? If you are a healthy patient, the answer is:…
ANESTHESIA PATIENT QUESTIONS BLOG
DOES REPEATED GENERAL ANESTHESIA HARM THE BRAINS OF INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN?
Recent scholarly publications have raised the question whether repeated exposure to general anesthesia is harmful to the developing brain in infants and young children. …
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
NEEDLE PHOBIA BEFORE GENERAL ANESTHESIA
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…
ANESTHESIA PATIENT QUESTIONS BLOG
FACTS FOR LAYPEOPLE: DRUGS ANESTHESIOLOGISTS ADMINISTER
INTRAVENOUS MEDICATIONS: 1. PROPOFOL. Propofol is an intravenous sedative-hypnotic, and the most commonly used general anesthetic medication in the United States. Because propofol can…
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
STOLEN ANESTHETIC VAPORS
Clinical Case: Your lead anesthesia technician reports that three full bottles of sevoflurane disappeared from three separate operating rooms, despite a light schedule in…