Today I took part in a study assessing the utility of Google Glass in navigating the 20 standard views of conventional transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). TEE is routinely utilized in cardiac cases to evaluate cardiac function, signs of ischemia, life-threatening conditions, and intraoperative changes; however, mastering the technical skill of performing…
Been almost a month since my last blog post – during that time, I completed my first dedicated month of “difficult airway” training with gynecology cases. I was fortunate to work with our skilled faculty (some of whom hold/held premiere positions of leadership in the Society of Airway Management) and…
Last week, I was the resident in charge of overseeing the post anesthesia care unit (PACU). Every morning, I checked the stat room to make sure it was set up for an emergent case and performed an inventory on our airway boxes for stat intubations around the hospital. Then I proceed to the pre-op…
Let’s review what a complete operating room anesthesia set up entails using the well known “MSMAIDS” mnemonic.
Thromboelastography (TEG) is a simple way of assessing many parts of the coagulation cascade from primary and secondary hemostasis to fibrinolysis. Thrombus formation typically requires four components: platelets which form the initial hemostatic plug, clotting factors that reinforce the platelets, fibrin which serves as a hemostatic glue, and other clot-supporting…
Intraoperative hypotension (and to a lesser degree, hypertension) are very common issues which can occur in any case, so it’s important to have a methodical approach in diagnosing the etiology as well as treating it.
Endotracheal intubation is a skill learned by many specialties – anesthesia, emergency medicine, and critical care to name a few – which can have serious repercussions if not performed properly. Once the laryngoscope has been advanced, the hypopharyngeal landmarks identified (vocal cords, piriform sinuses, etc), and the endotracheal tube (ETT)…
While I love my white coat’s pockets to carry around articles and manuals, I’ve been looking forward to having my operating room jacket for its portability. Oh yeah, and it has a built in audio port! $70 well spent. :-)
You’ve made the decision to pursue anesthesiology. Great! So… now what? What should you be doing? What are the pitfalls for applicants? Having gone through the process, here are some basic things to consider.
Every medical student has an “audition rotation” – the time they spend rotating through their career of choice. Now it’s my turn. The career: pediatric anesthesiology. The mentality: kids are awesome. I spent some time over the weekend reading articles about the pre, intra, and post-operative anesthesia considerations inherent to…