Sentences with phrase «patients under anesthesia»

Accountable for circulation and scrubbing Orthopedic, Burn, Vascular and General Surgery, acting as advocate for patients under anesthesia and ensuring principle of aseptic techniques are adhered to.

Placing patients under anesthesia can be scary for owners, and it is not without risks, but it is something that can be carefully prepared for, monitored, and recorded to provide the best experience for both the pet and the owner.

The veterinarian should work with a veterinary technician experienced in monitoring patients under anesthesia.

All patients under anesthesia are placed on a heated circulating water blanket and covered throughout the procedure to maintain proper body temperature.

Ability to monitor patients under anesthesia REQUIRED.

A patient under anesthesia is one of the many growing exceptions to the Harvard criteria.

The relationship he shares with Kidman is almost believable in its cold formality, until the two disappear into the bedroom, and his wife drapes herself across the sheets like a conked cold patient under anesthesia.

After placing a patient under anesthesia a technician performs a complete dental cleaning with an ultrasonic scaler that allows us to efficiently clean the crown of the tooth and most importantly below the gum line.

If dental disease is suspected, a more thorough oral examination should be performed with the patient under anesthesia.1 Rabbits with advanced dental disease commonly present with anorexia, pain, gastrointestinal stasis, or other secondary illness.

If I can come to the phone, I will; if I also have a patient under anesthesia at the time, we can have someone relay responses and answers in real time.

While nothing replaces a proper dental cleaning, when budgetary concerns or the stability of a patient under anesthesia are major concerns, Stage 1 and 2 periodontal disease may possibly be contained via proactive dental sprays and chews.

«Though I worry about it every time I put a patient under anesthesia, it's not anywhere near the concern it was 15 years ago,» says Beckman.

For example, some of the most serious issues that develop regarding anesthesia use include a lack of sufficient oxygen for the patient under anesthesia, a sudden allergic reaction to the drug that is not identified in a timely fashion, and a failure to treat hyperthermia.

After a surgical operation or a procedure performed with the patient under anesthesia, the patient is transferred to the PACU.

Not exact matches

When patients get the drugs, he says, «they are either sick beyond sick in intensive care or they're under anesthesia [during] a procedure.»

A patient or his surrogate may electively end his life by permitting the procurement of vital organs, under anesthesia, in the operating room.

The dentistry issued a statement of sympathy for Mykel and his parents and said that it would be premature to comment on any specifics until outside medical experts finish their review, but they said they have used general anesthesia more than 1,900 times for pediatric patients in the last three and a half years without incident, and that they contract with a board - certified anesthesiologist who follows all protocols including pre-operative check and approval by the child's primary care physician before putting the child under anesthesia.

Under general anesthesia, patients are unconscious, but their body still shows reflex responses to the surgical procedure, including changes in heart rate, blood pressure, eyes tearing or sweating.

According to a study published in the Online First edition of Anesthesiology, the official medical journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), the measure, called the nociception (pain) level index, allowed physicians to more accurately evaluate responses to painful stimulation in patients under general anesthesia, compared to traditional measures.

Most medical centers perform the procedure under general anesthesia but some, including UCLA, now offer their patients conscious sedation, which does not require a breathing tube.

Dr. Steven L. Shafer of Stanford University, Editor - in - Chief of Anesthesia & Analgesia, believes the new paper will have profound implications for digital sharing of patient data, «For my entire term as Editor, I have pushed authors to share data, under the assumption that anonymized data could be safely shared,» he comments.

To probe the function of nearby tissue, the neurosurgeon stimulates it with an electrode that passes pulses of current while the patient — who is awake and under local anesthesia to minimize discomfort — is asked to touch each finger successively with the thumb, count backwards or do some other simple task.

The findings reveal that breast cancer patients who received local anesthetic had superior pain relief, spent less time in recovery rooms after surgery, and were discharged an hour earlier than patients who were put under general anesthesia.

And taking a deeper look at how drugs are working during anesthesia might also yield helpful models for different neurological disorders, Brown says, noting the similarities between EEGs in patients under general anesthesia and those in comas.

Children who require both dental and non-dental medical procedures should have them completed under one general anesthesia session whenever possible, which is ideal for both the patient and family, suggests research being presented at the Anesthesiology ® 2016 annual meeting.

In the retrospective studies, the authors examined the incidence of TRALI in 3,379 patients and TACO in 4,070 patients who received blood transfusions during non-cardiac surgery under general anesthesia in 2004 and 2011.

A four - year old patient with pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect (PA / VSD) after surgical repair with Contegra conduit (bovine jugular vein graft, Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN) at the age of 2 years underwent repeated CMR scan under general anesthesia for evaluation of aortic regurgitation and assessment of left ventricular volumes.

Electric currents are delivered under general anesthesia to a patient's brain, inducing a controlled seizure.

ECT sends electrical currents to the brain while the patient is under anesthesia and their muscles are relaxed by medication.

While the patient is under anesthesia, Keyes, in her scrubs and surgical mask, stands at the patient's head and holds her hands close to their scalp.

Vital signs are taken on a regular basis using digital monitoring systems, and patients are closely monitored under anesthesia by a dedicated technician using the same level of patient monitoring equipment that is used during human surgery.

STAT cases will be completed within 30 minutes to 1 hour, but often sooner while patients are under anesthesia (additional fee applies).

Our dental x-ray machine looks very similar to the ones found in a human dental office; however, our patients are reluctant to keep the films in their mouths while awake so they are typically performed under general anesthesia.

Most veterinary technicians realize that geriatric patients need specialized care under anesthesia.

Such cleaning will require the patient to go under general anesthesia so that both sub - and supra - gingival plaque and calculus can be thoroughly removed.

Once the patient is safely under anesthesia, a complete oral examination can begin.

In fact, dental cleaning standards are so important to your dog's dental care that the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) mandated that «all AAHA accredited practices must perform dental procedures under general anesthesia with patients intubated using a properly placed breathing tube.»

During endoscopy, the patient is under general anesthesia with analgesics, intravenous fluids, continuous blood pressure, EKG, and oxygenation monitoring performed by nationally and state accredited Licensed Veterinary Technicians.

Our anesthesia equipment includes the latest in patient monitoring equipment ensuring the safest time under anesthesia for your pet.

While under anesthesia, the patient's teeth are cleaned with an ultrasonic scaler, polished, and treated with a protective tooth sealant.

Intubation while the patient is under general anesthesia protects the trachea and prevents aspiration of water and oral debris.»

Since most animal dental patients are treated under general anesthesia, we pay special attention to our anesthetic protocols, utilizing our veterinary anesthesiologist to customize anesthesia to the needs of your pet.

While under anesthesia our patients are monitored with top of the line anesthetic monitoring equipment including pulse oximetry, blood pressure analyzers, EKG and temperature probes.

While a patient is under anesthesia, he or she will be monitored in much the same way as a human undergoing anesthesia would be.

It is critical to monitor the patient's vitals while under anesthesia to ensure that the respiratory and cardiovascular systems are functioning well, and to ensure that the patient is not under too lightly or too deeply.

The risk of a pet dying under anesthesia while undergoing a routine spay, neuter, dental or mass removal is extremely low, but this risk can be affected by the anesthetic drugs used and the monitoring of the patient.

Tooth extraction with the patient under general anesthesia is indicated for any tooth that is loose, infected / abscessed, fractured, or severely maloccluded.2 Extractions can be performed intraorally or extraorally, depending on the difficulty of the extraction based on the accessibility of the diseased tooth and the size of the patient.2 Tabletop mouth - gag positioners, oral speculums, cheek dilators, spatulas, a low - to high - speed dental handpiece with a cheek guard, dental burs, and Crossley incisor and molar luxators are specialized equipment used to assist in positioning and tooth extraction (FIGURE 6).2, 6 Analgesia and nutritional support must be provided after surgery to any patient undergoing a tooth extraction procedure.6

The rare patients that are lost under anesthesia are generally emergency surgeries, when the patient's condition is extremely critical.

These intra-oral radiographs are taken while your pet is under anesthesia because animal patients do not know how to cooperate when small radiographic films or digital sensors are placed in their mouths.

Once your pet is under anesthesia, one of our veterinary technicians will perform surgical monitoring, and keep the surgeon informed about patient's status, including factors such as blood pressure, temperature, respiration, and heart rate.