TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - The Basics of Anesthesiology A1 - Patel, Gaurav A2 - Patel, Gaurav PY - 2016 T2 - The Basics of Anesthesiology AB - Anesthesiology is defined by the dictionary as a “branch of medicine dealing with anesthesia and anesthetics.” And of course that requires the definition of anesthesia: “loss of feeling in a person’s body or part of the body through the use of drugs.” Anesthesiology has moved much further than that. The field now means that the anesthesiologist is a perioperative consultant. The practice of anesthesiology is more than just rendering a patient insensible to pain so that the surgeon can operate. Anesthesiologists are leaders in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and provide care in a variety of settings—the operating room (OR), the endoscopy suite, the radiology/imaging suite, the electrophysiology laboratory, places where electroconvulsive therapy is performed, and the intensive care unit, to name a few. Anesthesiologists are also heavily involved in administrative functions in the perioperative setting and with hospital and OR committees and often serve important roles in hospital administration. They may be engaged in schools of medicine in teaching and other roles. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1136401052 ER -