RT Book, Section
A1 Dobyns, Jeffrey B.
A1 Simmons, Jeffrey W.
A2 Cohn, Steven L.
SR Print(0)
ID 1179530467
T1 Anesthesia for Nonanesthesiologists
T2 Decision Making in Perioperative Medicine: Clinical Pearls
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260468106
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1179530467
RD 2024/04/19
AB Anesthesia  is  an  interplay  between  pharmacology  and  physiology.  Medications  used  during  anesthesia  provide  a  specific  function  of  a  balanced  anesthetic  technique  comprised  of  amnesia,  analgesia,  akinesia,  hypnosis,  and  control  of  autonomic  responses.  The  anesthesiologist  directs  this  biological  interaction  while  also  playing  a  vital  leadership  role  in  the  perioperative  team.  This  physician  leads  a  team  of  nurse  anesthetists,  anesthesia  assistants,  or  residents,  engages  with  hospital  consults  to  develop  a  safe  anesthetic  plan,  communicates  risks  and  plans  with  the  surgery  team,  and  directs  intraoperative  and  perioperative  care.  Most  importantly,  the  anesthesiologist  will  explain  the  anesthesia-related  risks,  benefits,  and  alternatives  with  the  patient  with  the  goal  of  shared  decision-making.