Anesthesia and Me

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Found this new publication that was just recently released by the ASA this week. It's information for patients about what they need to inform their anesthesiologist of. It was interesting to read this key statement on the ASA's website...."Anesthesiologists may also be medically directing anesthesiologist assistants or nurse anesthetists, who are trained in many of the technical aspects of anesthesia delivery, but not the medical aspects of anesthesia care." The information can be found at http://www.asahq.org/news/news012606.htm

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Thats messed up, I'd be interested to know how they would define the "medical aspects of anesthesia" that CRNAs are not trained in.

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Specializes in Anesthesia.

Thanks for posting that, meandragonbrett. That is a truly disgusting & misleading document. :madface:

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"Anesthesiologists may also be medically directing anesthesiologist assistants or nurse anesthetists, who are trained in many of the technical aspects of anesthesia delivery, but not the medical aspects of anesthesia care."

I would like to stuff my Guyton, West, Miller and a bunch more down the throat of whoever wrote this.

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The role of the anesthesiologist in the operating room is to: 1) provide continual medical assessment of the patient; 2) monitor and control the patient's vital life functions -- heart rate and rhythm, breathing, blood pressure, body temperature and body fluid balance; and 3) control the patient's pain and level of unconsciousness to make conditions ideal for a safe and successful surgery.

Funny, that doesn't explain a "medical model" at all. A good ICU nurse can do most of this quite well without "the education, skills and training" of your friendly MDA.

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Specializes in Anesthesia.

Well, since I'm obviously not being trained in the "medical aspects" of anesthesia care and I'm only there to do the technical work, I guess I should stop studying for this physiology test I have tomorrow......since I apparently don't need to know this "medical" stuff.....:angryfire

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Yes we should all just go right into the OR, and forget all the money we paid or are paying for Human Physiology, Pathophysiology for Nurse Anesthestists, and Overview of Anesthesia I, II, and III. why do i need to even go to school if I can't medically manage a patient.

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Just another great reason to give money to the AANA and to be politically involved! I am getting out my checkbook!

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The sadest part is that if you ask an anesthesiologist what percentage of your job perioperatively can a CRNA do most would say at least 95 to 99%. I guess I can't blame them for trying to be so slanderous. If someone could do my job in the OR just as well for less money, I would try to take them out too.

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The sadest part is that if you ask an anesthesiologist what percentage of your job perioperatively can a CRNA do most would say at least 95 to 99%. I guess I can't blame them for trying to be so slanderous. If someone could do my job in the OR just as well for less money, I would try to take them out too.

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Sorry....saddest....I have respiratory anatomy on the brain.:roll

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Specializes in MICU.

I am not a CRNA, and have no plans to pursue that career, but even I'm offended by this! I'm really shocked @ how they group CRNA's and "anesthesiologist assistants" in the same sentence. I don't know what an "anesthesiologist assistant" even is, but I really doubt they have anywhere near the education or experience that a CRNA has. Geez!

:angryfire

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I am not a CRNA, and have no plans to pursue that career, but even I'm offended by this! I'm really shocked @ how they group CRNA's and "anesthesiologist assistants" in the same sentence. I don't know what an "anesthesiologist assistant" even is, but I really doubt they have anywhere near the education or experience that a CRNA has. Geez!

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:angryfire :angryfire :angryfire You don't even know what an anesthesiologist assistant is, yet you're sure that we don't have "anywhere near the education or experience that a CRNA has".

Why don't you learn something about AA's first before making such a ridiculous statement. Do you realize how ludicrous your post is? There are plenty of honest differences of opinion about CRNA's and AA's, many of which have appeared in numerous threads on this board. But to be "offended" because they're mentioned in the same sentence? You gotta be kidding.

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