Between time

[echod]

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I'm wondering what do anesthesiologists do after a patient has been put down but is not ready to be waken up again...ie. the surgery is in progress. At my clerkship, the physicians usually hand over monitoring to the nurse anesthetists then either start a new case or drink some coffee. What happens at your hospitals?

 

[psychbender]

At the hospital I am currently rotating: the resident monitors the patient, titrates drugs, charts, chats with staff.

At my home (non-academic) hospital: the anesthesiologist monitors the patient, titrates drugs, charts, chats with staff, and sometimes reads a book.

Both hospitals have CRNAs, but are still very much physician-centered; meaning, only one or two people are supervising CRNAs, everyone else is doing their own cases (or with residents, over here).

 

[deleted50478]

I'm wondering what do anesthesiologists do after a patient has been put down but is not ready to be waken up again...ie. the surgery is in progress. At my clerkship, the physicians usually hand over monitoring to the nurse anesthetists then either start a new case or drink some coffee. What happens at your hospitals?

Start or finish in another room, see post-ops, do pre-ops, do regional blocks, etc. And drink coffee if you are lucky. The point is that attendings in the ACT model have multiple rooms and other duties. You only see them in relation to that room, but don't assume that's all they are doing.

 

[dfk]

Start or finish in another room, see post-ops, do pre-ops, do regional blocks, etc. And drink coffee if you are lucky. The point is that attendings in the ACT model have multiple rooms and other duties. You only see them in relation to that room, but don't assume that's all they are doing.

well, you'd love a job at my facility.
most of the attendings you can't peel off of the couch.
there are a handful that are zipping around all day long.
others care more about forgetting that they have rooms, and that co-workers might actually have to take a pis or grab a quick bite,
and decide to play on their blackberry all day long.

 

[fakin' the funk]

At my clerkship, the physicians usually hand over monitoring to the nurse anesthetists then either start a new case or drink some coffee.

Troll.

Let me ask you this: what does ANY physician do during downtime?
-The FM doc between patients
-The surgeon between cases
-The IM doc during the MS3's boring presentation
The answer is the same for anyone: have a drink, a bite to eat, shoot the breeze, do some reading, whatever.

Why anesthesiologists have a rep for taking breaks and drinking coffee, more so than other docs, is beyond me.

 

[Leverage]

I just started hearing this on...

Anesthesia ABC's...Airway, Bagel, coffee

I am doing my prelim yr so get poked fun of from time to time.

 

[CerebralEdema]

I trade stocks. Or if I had too much fiber for dinner I usually end up having to use the restroom.

 

[Gimlet]

I just started hearing this on...

Anesthesia ABC's...Airway, Bagel, coffee

I am doing my prelim yr so get poked fun of from time to time.

Airway, Book, Chair