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The ASA is calling for more research on the risks of these treatments for patients who need anesthesia during surgery and would consider writing formal guidelines as more evidence becomes available.
Surgery isn’t always predictable. Complications happen. Even so, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, a health insurance provider, plans to set limits on the anesthesia time it will cover in certain ...
After sharp criticism from anesthesiologists, an insurance company is halting its plan to limit the amount time it would cover anesthesia used in surgeries and procedures.
Termination of anesthesia too soon before surgery has finished, due to poor communication; Lack of understanding of offset times of volatile agents; Backflow of induction agent up a giving set; Failure to fill vaporizers (which is the cause of 19% of the cases of AAGA) Under-dosing of induction agent during difficult intubation
Amnesia is desirable during surgery, so general anaesthesia procedures are designed to induce it for the duration of the operation. Sedatives such as benzodiazepines, which are commonly used for anxiety disorders, can reduce the encoding of new memories, particularly in high doses (for example, prior to surgery in order for a person not to recall the surgery). [2]
Anesthesiology, anaesthesiology or anaesthesia is the medical specialty concerned with the total perioperative care of patients before, during and after surgery. [1] It encompasses anesthesia, intensive care medicine, critical emergency medicine, and pain medicine. [2]
A new House bill would ban health insurers from imposing arbitrary time limits on patients under anesthesia — days after Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield only backed off the move amid outcry.
The World Health Organization (WHO) published the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist in 2008 in order to increase the safety of patients undergoing surgery. [1] The checklist serves to remind the surgical team of important items to be performed before and after the surgical procedure in order to reduce adverse events such as surgical site infections or retained instruments. [1]