The decision-making process regarding anesthetic technique begins with the proposed surgical procedure and incorporates the patient's coexisting diseases and preferences for care. The ultimate responsibility for anesthetic choice lies with the anesthesia provider. Once the anesthesia type is selected, additional…
High-quality anesthesia care begins with the preoperative evaluation. The goals of preoperative evaluation include understanding the proposed surgery, assessing the risk of coexisting medical conditions, deciding whether additional testing is needed to prepare the patient for the procedure, discussing options…
The challenges of learning perioperative anesthesia care have grown considerably as the specialty has evolved. The beginning anesthesia trainee is faced with an ever-increasing quantity of literature and the need for increased knowledge and adequate patient care experiences. Healthcare systems…
. Surgery preceded the development of anesthesia as a medical specialty, with significant implications. Surgery has been performed for thousands of years. Archaeologists have discovered human skulls from prehistoric times with evidence of trephination, a surgical procedure involving drilling or…