Here are the do’s and don’ts:
1. Fast turn-over times; my time is valuable.
2. Sometimes the anesthesiologist is on the phone with his stockbroker, instead of paying attention to the patient — this is quite alarming.
3. Some patients require more procedures from the anesthesiologist than others, but in the otolaryngologist’s opinion, sometimes certain individuals are too aggressive — not every patient requires an arterial line, for example.
4. Some anesthesiologists just try to fix things without telling the otolaryngologist — for example, maybe she is impinging on the endotracheal tube and that is why they have high ventilation pressures or maybe she is touching the carotid artery and that is why the pulse dropped; communication is key.
The last two points made by the otolaryngologist are ENT specific:
5. Sharing the airway can be a problem.
6. A non-traumatic intubation is preferred so bleeding doesn’t obscure the physician’s line of vision.
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