RT Book, Section
A1 Patel, Gaurav
A2 Patel, Gaurav
SR Print(0)
ID 1136401052
T1 The Basics of Anesthesiology
T2 The Basics of Anesthesiology
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264269532
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1136401052
RD 2023/12/02
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.