Introduction The practice of anesthesiology has become increasingly complex. Not only are the clinical sites of care expanding, but the challenges of the clinical management have also increased. Advances in anesthetic management as well as improved understanding of perioperative needs of patients undergoing anesthesia and surgery have altered the environment in which the anesthesiologist practi...

BACKGROUND Anesthesiologists and anesthesia has been considered behind the scene. The image and status of anesthesiologist in the eyes of the medical and lay communities has always been a problem. OBJECTIVES This study was designed to assess the knowledge about the role of anesthesiologist among the paramedical staffs at Kathmandu University Hospital. METHODS This prospective questionnaire ...

evaluate the frequency of mistakes made without it and with its use. Materials methods. The study included 32 residents first year in specialty «Anesthesiology Resuscitation», who had previously held theoretical lectures on topic: «Organization workplace an anesthesiologist». In simulation center, subjects were asked to prepare anesthesiologist’s workplace. trainees divided into two groups. The...

Introduction: Little information is available concerning the radiation exposure of anesthesiologists, and no such data have previously been collected in Iran. This prospective study was performed to determine the amount of radiation exposure of anesthesiologists for the purpose of assessing whether or not dangerous levels of radiation exposures were being reached, and to identify factors that c...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES For more than 25 years, there has been no discussion in the Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology about hemophiliac patients' perioperative management. Hemophilia has been described as a disease from the early 19th Century, but still today there are many hemophilia-related breakthroughs. This review aimed at pointing hemophilia patient-related perioperative care, focusin...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Exposed to many occupational risk factors, the anesthesiologist should know how to experience situations related to work and everyday life, so that illness is not part of his reality. Knowledge of work through the worker himself is one way to look deeper into the universe surrounding health professionals in order to seek effective solutions that increase satisfaction a...

Objectives. To review our sedation practice and to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of an anesthesiologist-administered intravenous sedation outside of the main operating room for pediatric upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (UGIE) in Thailand. Subjects and Methods. We undertook a retrospective review of the sedation service records of pediatric patients who underwent UGIE. All endoscopies wer...

BACKGROUND : Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) of the pancreas has become the preferred method for tissue diagnosis for pancreatic solid masses. The yield of EUS-FNA in this setting is influenced by multiple factors. We hypothesized that general anesthesia (GA) may improve EUS-FNA yield by improving patient cooperation and stillness during the procedure. Our objectiv...

The airway management of syndromic pediatric patients is an ongoing challenge for the anesthesiologist. craniofacial abnormalities and multiple system anomalies in Edward syndrome children require special consideration during perioperative period. We hereby report successful 8-year-old male child with Edward’s posted laparoscopic orchidopexy.

Concerns about the safety of endoscopist-directed propofol (EDP) have been voiced that propofol should be given only by healthcare professionals trained in the administration of general anesthesia. Here we discuss the safety and drawbacks of EDP for routine endoscopic procedures. Currently, both diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy are well tolerated and accepted by both patients and endoscopis...