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Who
Should
Deliver
Anesthesia?
The
turf
war
between
MDs
and
CRNAs
heats
up.
Shirie
Leng,
MD
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Where's
the
Nearest
Video
Laryngoscope?
Your
anesthesia
providers
need
to
know
they
can
secure
even
the
most
difficult
airway.
Jim
Burger
|
Associate
Editor
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Stay
on
Guard
Against
Malignant
Hyperthermia
The
best
drills
simulate
the
urgency
of
a
real
life-or-death
crisis.
Courtney
Yost,
BSN,
RN,
CNOR,
RNFA
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Hidden
Benefits
of
Patient
Warming
The
value
of
maintaining
normothermia
extends
beyond
contentment
into
the
not-so-obvious
areas
of
infection
prevention
and
pain
management.
Wes
Webster,
MSN,
RN,
CRNA
33
New
Strategies
to
Prevent
Nausea
and
Vomiting
After
Surgery
Updated
guidelines
tell
us
how
to
manage
patients
who
are
at
increased
risk
for
PONV.
TJ
Gan,
MD,
MHS,
FRCA
40
Supercharge
Your
Continuous
Nerve
Block
Program
These
3
technological
advances
could
make
continuous
catheters
easier
to
place.
Kendal
Gapinski
|
Associate
Editor
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Have
You
Checked
Out
Anesthesia
Machines
Lately?
Today's
innovative
workstations
are
built
for
safety
and
efficiency.
David
Bernard
|
Senior
Associate
Editor
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Anesthesia's
Role
in
Curbing
the
Opioid
Epidemic
Q&A
with
Asim
Alam,
MD,
FRCPC,
DRCPC,
anesthesiologist
and
opioid-use
researcher.
To
Our
Readers
Administering
anesthesia
in
the
outpatient
setting
is
more
challenging
than
ever,
thanks
to
patients
with
significant
comorbidities
undergoing
complex
procedures
that
only
recently
moved
out
of
inpatient
ORs.
Anesthesia
providers
are
the
gatekeepers
to
surgery,
the
ones
who
secure
the
airway,
titrate
anesthetics
and
manage
pain
to
ensure
patients
emerge
safely
and
ready
for
timely
discharge.
We
hope
you
use
the
tips
in
this
special
edition
on
anesthesia
to
ensure
your
providers
have
the
tools
they
need
to
do
their
jobs
effectively
and
efficiently.
Cover
design
by
Ethan
Anderson
|
Photo
by
Pamela
Bevelhymer,
RN,
BSN
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