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6 What Makes Us Anesthesia Providers Tick
Head-of-the table insights for
getting the most out of your providers.
Thomas Durick, MD
10 Tools for Better Airway Management
Advanced devices and expert techniques have
anesthesia providers — and their patients —
breathing easier.
Bill Donahue | Senior Editor
18 5 Tips for Continuous Nerve Block Success
Seasoned pros share their secrets for managing
post-op pain long after patients leave your facility.
Kendal Gapinski | Contributing Editor
24 Manning the MHAUS Hotline
Answers to 10 common questions
about malignant hyperthermia.
Charles B. Watson, MD, FCCM
32 The Case for Capnography
Monitoring of end tidal CO
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is an essential patient
safety practice your facility shouldn't be without.
Peggy Lange, BA, RRT
36 Thinking of Buying a
New Anesthesia Machine?
If features don't add value to patient care in the out-
patient environment, you can end up overspending.
Paul Patane, MD, MBA, CPE
41 The Quest for Patient-Pleasing Anesthesia
10 ways your anesthesia
providers can boost patient satisfaction.
Michael Reines, MD
47 7 Efficiency-Boosting Anesthesia Products
These solutions help you move patients from pre-
op to discharge as quickly and as safely as possible.
Jim Burger | Senior Editor
54 Surgery's Role in
Slowing the Opioid Epidemic
Q&A with TJ Gan, MD, MBA, MHS, FRCA, interna-
tionally known post-op pain management expert.
To Our Readers
In the simplest of terms, anesthesia providers put your patients to sleep, but get
paid to wake them up. Of course, there's much more to how anesthetists con-
tribute to safe patient care and your facility's overall success. As one anesthesiologist put it, "The first rule of anesthesia
is availability. If you're affable, even better. If you're competent, even better." We let even better be our guide as we
planned and produced this year's Manager's Guide to Anesthesia. Putting your patients to sleep is one thing. Waking them
up ready for speedy discharge? Even better. Cover design by Ethan Anderson | Photo by Pamela Bevelhymer, RN, BSN, CNOR
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