What are your favorite types of surgeries or procedures to work on?

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CRNAs, what kinds of surgeries (or other anesthesia-related procedures) are your favorite to do? What are your least favorite? Why?

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Wow tough one.

I think its the surgeon more than the surgery.

I guess depending on my mood

I like scopes, that whole keeping people right on the edge of deep asleep but still spontaneously breathing... Sometimes I HATE scopes.

I like quick D&C, mask cases. I don't like having to do a D&C where I have to intubate... too much work for a short case.

I like long open belly cases, fluids, blood, pressors, tweaking the vent etc, lots of work, makes the case/day go by fast.

I like TLH with a surgeon who knows what the hell their doing, I have worked with MDs who take 45min and some that take 1.5 hours.

I like Total Knees, because I can follow the surgery and know what's next also because I like regionals: do a spinal, saphenous block then propofol.

Knees, might be my favorite surgery, but that might be because our Ortho Doc is my favorite surgeon.

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Specializes in Anesthesia.

I like about any procedure where I get to do a block.

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Wow tough one.

I think its the surgeon more than the surgery.

I guess depending on my mood

I like scopes, that whole keeping people right on the edge of deep asleep but still spontaneously breathing... Sometimes I HATE scopes.

I like quick D&C, mask cases. I don't like having to do a D&C where I have to intubate... too much work for a short case.

I like long open belly cases, fluids, blood, pressors, tweaking the vent etc, lots of work, makes the case/day go by fast.

I like TLH with a surgeon who knows what the hell their doing, I have worked with MDs who take 45min and some that take 1.5 hours.

I like Total Knees, because I can follow the surgery and know what's next also because I like regionals: do a spinal, saphenous block then propofol.

Knees, might be my favorite surgery, but that might be because our Ortho Doc is my favorite surgeon.

That's really interesting. Thanks for the detailed reply. It makes sense that the surgeon your working with is vital to enjoying the case or not. A friend that is an anesthesiologist told me she has a very short list of surgeons she would want to operate on her and that it didn't take too long to figure out who made that list. ;)

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I like about any procedure where I get to do a block.

Why is that? I know that's a total rookie question, but I'm just learning about the world of anesthesia.

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Any case I get paid for.

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Specializes in Anesthesia.
Why is that? I know that's a total rookie question, but I'm just learning about the world of anesthesia.

I like to do ultrasound guided nerve blocks. When done right the block will be the primary means of analgesia for 1-3 days.

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I like to do ultrasound guided nerve blocks. When done right the block will be the primary means of analgesia for 1-3 days.

Ah, I see. Thanks for explaining.

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