by Dr. Edwin Perez | Oct 26, 2016 | Anesthesiology
This article from NPR begins: “Sleep is not the state you’re going in, nor would it be the state in which someone could perform an operation on you,” explains Dr. Emery Brown. “What we need to do in order to be able to operate on you — to...
by Dr. Edwin Perez | Sep 30, 2016 | Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology entails the use of medical sedation to ensure the comfort and well-being of patients undergoing medical procedures. An anesthesiologist evaluates patients before the administration of anesthesia, administers anesthesia, and monitors postoperative...
by Dr. Edwin Perez | Aug 20, 2016 | Anesthesiology
As you may know, general anesthesia causes the patient to temporarily lose sensation and consciousness, and local anesthesia causes the loss of sensation in a specific area. General anesthesia is a a bit more intense on the body than its localized counterpart, and has...
by Dr. Edwin Perez | Apr 7, 2016 | Anesthesiology
…to read part one of this post, click here! Monitored Anesthesia Care Always administrated by an anesthesia provider, there are a variety of medicines used when using MAC, typically for a procedure that requires a deeper level of sedation. MAC is intended to...
by Dr. Edwin Perez | Mar 31, 2016 | Anesthesiology
It’s hard to believe that surgery existed well-before anesthesia. When you think about how painful, grueling, and traumatizing some procedures could be without the help of anesthesia, it’s easy to see why it would be regarded as one of the greatest medical...
