Anesthesiology

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2013-06-16 Vascular Surgery - long term effect of vein stripping:

left in place, a vein that isn't working properly will give you way more problems in 10,20,30 years than removing that vein from the circulation in the leg. removal of the vein improves the return of blood

2013-06-13 Anesthesiology - operation on shoulder:

while I cannot tell you why you were not informed of your condition immediately following your recovery, I think I can clarify what happened: this sounds like negative pressure pulmonary edema, or NPPE

2013-05-24 Anesthesiology - nitrous oxide:

You were not suffocating but some people have that feeling when the mask (or nasal mask in your case) is placed on. There are other drugs they could give you and I'm surprised they did not, but should

2013-05-22 Vascular Surgery - problems after Venus Closure procedure:

sorry so long in answering forgot to change status to vacation.  i have to say, this is one reason we dont 'do' spider veins  so the first thing your initial treatment was protocol, to do the ultrasound

2013-05-15 Anesthesiology - ANESTHESIOLOGY FOR ELDERLY:

It depends where the hernia is. If it's an incisional hernia, then it will likely require general anesthesia. Assuming the surgeon is skilled in both methods, then it would not matter which one you chose