Clinicians with Difficult Airway Skills
Airway management is one of the most critical skills in medicine, particularly in emergency and anesthesia settings. In cases of a difficult airway, the ability to secure it safely and efficiently can mean the difference between life and death. Clinicians with...
Advances in Awake Anesthesia for Surgery
Awake anesthesia represents a ground-breaking shift in surgical care and comprises an increasing share of anesthesia procedures. Unlike general anesthesia, where patients are completely unconscious, awake anesthesia allows patients to remain alert or in a minimally...
Nanotherapeutics in Anesthesia
Decades of research have found and validated many anesthetic agents that allow for life-saving procedures, including but not limited to propofol, nitrous oxide, sevoflurane, isoflurane, desflurane, halothane, ketamine, etomidate, opioids, barbiturates, xenon, and...
Reasons to Have Surgery at a Tertiary Care Center
It is estimated that U.S. citizens undergo an average of 9.2 surgeries in their lifetimes, comprising of 3.41 inpatient, 2.56 outpatient, and 3.20 non-OR procedures (1). Each setting is suited for different ranges of clinical contexts. While the overall trend is more...
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