Types And Duration Of Surgeries

Anesthesiologists give patients anesthetics in a variety of ways, such as “orally, intravenously, by gas or direct injection to render patients insensible to pain Anesthesiologists typically maintain the same daily schedule a surgeon follows, participating in both scheduled and unscheduled operations. Anesthesiologists are responsible for determining the proper anesthetic and dosage level for each patient. They monitor the patients progress prior to, during, and after surgery.”(“Anesthesiologist” 31)

In the summer of 1969 Dr. Moore, a board-certified obstetrics and gynecology doctor, administered a spinal anesthetic to a patient (Showalter, 2017). However, Dr. Moore did not follow the typical

This Anaesthetic case study would describes and discussed the scenario of a patient through the anaesthetic role of their surgical procedure. It will include and discuss the anaesthetic safety procedures equipment and drug interventions used to ensure this particular patients maximum safety and comfort before and during the procedure. The case study will include pre and peri-operative assessment in order to describe the involvement contribution of various specialties in the holistic care of the critical care patient. This assignment will focus only on the anaesthetics side of the procedure but will also highlight the importance of the triad of anaesthesia and discuss the administration, maintenance and reversal of

Giving birth should be a beautiful experience even though delivery can be terrifying and discomfort. Even though women have the decision to choose between having a natural childbirth or get an epidural majority of women give birth at a hospital get an epidural. Make sure when you base your decision on what’s best for your infant and not base off anyone influencing you. What constitutes a “Natural childbirth”? A natural childbirth is when a woman gives birth without any medication. You can choose between having a mid-wife and having an at home birth or you can give birth at the hospital without any medication either way is consider giving natural childbirth. According to Kristeen, an epidural is drugs called local anesthetics, such as bupivacaine, chloroprocaine, or liocaine it numbs the abdomen or pelvic region during labor. An epidural is given when the women is about 4 or 5 centimeters dilated (Cherney, par.2-6). In order to get an epidural you have to get a shot in your spine (lower back). In 1909, the first caudal anaesthesia was given for labor pains by a German obstetrical, Walter Stoeckel, and he study 141 cases of healthy laboring women with epidurals. In 1931, the first catheter was used in an epidural. By the 1940s, epidural were being used sporadically for labor but did not gain true momentum until the 1970s. This was in large part due to the fact that other

For a few years now I have been very interested in anesthesiology. When my sister had my niece, I watched as they gave her the epidural, I became very intrigued with this career.I am going to write in my research paper what exactly they do, how to become one, the risks, and the importance. In my project I am going to show where you must inject the anesthesia, and again bring up the

The epidural Procedure dates back to the 19th century though rarely used due to high risk. The epidural wasn’t utilized for labor and birth pain relief until 1940 and up until the 1960’s had not gained popularity. However in the 70’s the epidural became a

Anesthesia was developed in order to block or prevent pain during medical procedures. Anesthesia has been the backbone of the medical world for around 100 years now. Early anesthetics were primitive and many patients simply did not trust anesthetics. Anesthesia is still a risky process even in todays advanced medical world. Anesthesia is not used to treat or diagnose any specific disease; the sole purpose is to aid both the patient and surgeon through procedures. However, anesthesia is used in different ways based on the magnitude of the procedure. There are three levels of anesthesia which include; local, regional, and general anesthesia. An anesthesiologist determines which type of anesthesia will be needed.

“Long before the growth of modern medicine, before the wizardry of pharmaceutical drugs and the miraculous dexterity of surgery, men and women were seeking the source of illness and the elixir of good health. (Smolan, Moffit, Naythons 9)”. Surgery has been in the world’s history for thousands of years. There have been many things in the past that have brought humans to where they are today in the medical field of surgery. Men and women of different ages and ethnicities have had many years of schooling and practice that help them in this difficult profession. Many lives have been saved from this constant practice and more are to be saved in the future. Surgery first started thousands of years ago, and has changed throughout the Middle Ages into

Imagine how difficult life can really be, that despite a lifetime of surgeries, serious illnesses, and losing your family to political in-fighting, you still manage to get your degrees and build a successful business over the last 25 years. Then there’s another catch: you’re going to die twice by 20 and have 51 surgeries by 50. You have to endure 4 open-heart surgeries at ages 4, 12, 34, then again in 2015 at age 50. Your first flat-lining heart attack comes at 12, the second one comes at 20. You have been dead for over 5 minutes of your life but you feel blessed to be alive and eager to keep living the best life you can…even though medically, there’s more to be done!

Just as any medical procedure, epidural anesthesia comes with risks. It can decrease your blood pressure and increase your oral and vaginal temperature (which can lead to treatment for a non-existent infection for you and your baby). You may also experience post-partum backache due to bruising from the injection. There is even a possibility of experiencing spinal block, which requires a blood patch and bed rest. Other moms also have to use a catheter because their urine retention is affected.

The management of postoperative pain has received much interest nowadays. The intensity of postoperative pain depends on many factors such as type and duration of the surgery, type of anesthesia and analgesia used, and the patient’s mental and emotional status (11).

Learning about the potential complications of epidural reinforced my knowledge in being able to choose the right anaesthetic monitoring equipment. Knowing that Spinal and epidural anaesthesia can cause unpredictable and profound arterial hypotension necessitate the use of adequate monitoring like the; Pulse oximetry, ECG and Blood pressure cuff. This knowledge will help me to be able to select appropriate monitoring devices during epidural catheter insertion. Also it goes without saying that an epidural must be performed in a work area that is equipped for airway management and resuscitation.

In some cases the patient may still be numb from the epidural, but the shot of anesthetic is to be certain before the doctor begins to cut. Next the doctor will use surgical scissors to make a small cut in your perineum. After the passing of the placenta (third stage), the episiotomy would then be stitched up. Stitching up the incision normally takes about 20 minutes. After an episiotomy the patient may be in pain. To help the patient with coping with pain, the nurse’s patient teachings would include, applying an ice pack, anesthetic spray, medicated creams, and a sitz bath. The patient could also take a pain reliever with the permission of her

There is general, regional and local anesthesia. In general anesthesia, one is unconscious and has no awareness or other feelings. There are a number of general anesthetic drugs such as gases or vapors inhaled through a breathing mask or tube and medications introduced through an IV. In regional anesthesia, the anesthesiologist makes and injection near a cluster of nerves to numb the area of the body that requires surgery. The patient may stay awake, or may be given a sedative, either way they do not see or feel the actual surgery taking place. There are several kinds of regional anesthetics. The two most common are spinal anesthesia and epidural anesthesia. In local anesthesia, the anesthetic drug is usually injected into the tissue to numb just the specific location of the body requiring minor surgery. No matter what anesthetic is received the patient will not have feeling during the surgery.

So I came in today but I was told you were in 2 half day surgeries and I didn’t not want to pull you away from that because that was already a handful and I did not want to bother you while you had such more important duties going on. With that being said I would be more than willing to try and come again another morning or even an evening after you’ve finished you surgeries whatever is more convenient for you. I hope you have a great day and that both of the surgeries goes well