About Anesthesia
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Preparing for Anesthesia?
Find out what you need to know, both before and after surgery. Read the
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Anesthesia Questions and
Answers
Is anesthesia safe? What determines which type of anesthesia is best for
you?
Answers to these and other questions are found here. Read
the full story.
Preanesthesia
Questionnaire
This handy checklist will help you and your anesthesia provider prepare
for your surgery. Read the full story.
Conscious Sedation
For which kinds of surgeries and procedures can conscious sedation
be administered?
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Anesthesia and Your Child
Things parents should
know before a child undergoes surgery. Also, your child can enjoy this handy
coloring book for his or her visit to the hospital. Read the full story.
Anesthesia Options for Labor and Childbirth
What every expectant mother and father should know. Read
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Medication Complications
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Nurse Anesthetist Study
Reveals Possible Risks to Surgical Patients Who Use Complementary/Alternative
Medicines (CAM)
Patients who use complementary and alternative medicines within two weeks of
surgery may experience adverse side effects. Read the full
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AANA
Warns Viagra Users of Potential Risks During Surgery
The presence of nitric oxide in Viagra and other drugs can lead to
dangerously low blood pressure in patients during surgery. Read the full story.
AANA Warns of Occupational
Health Hazards Posed by Exposure to Latex
The American
Association of Nurse Anesthetists advises the wearers of latex gloves to
beware of the occupational health hazards posed by exposure to products made
of natural rubber latex (NRL). NRL allergies, which afflict between 8 percent and 25 percent of
healthcare workers, may adversely affect individuals in other occupations. Read the
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Anesthesia Safety
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Patient Candor Essential for
Safe Anesthesia Care
Nurse anesthestists stress the importance of open communication between
anesthesia patients and providers. Read the full story.
National Nurse Anesthetists
Week Celebrates Anesthesia Patient Safety
Surgical and obstetrical patients can rest assured, because
anesthesia has never been safer.
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Conscious Sedation
For which kinds of surgeries and procedures can conscious sedation
be administered? Read
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CRNA Shortage
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Healthcare Coalition Formed to
Fight Nursing Shortage
With the world facing a potentially dangerous nursing shortage, 16 of
the nation's leading nursing and healthcare organizations have formed a
coalition called Nurses for a Healthier Tomorrow.
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Latex Exposure
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Latex
Exposure Press Release from AANA
The American Association
of Nurse Anesthetists released a press release advising the wearers
of latex gloves to beware of the occupational health hazards posed
by exposure to products made of natural rubber latex (NRL).
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Talking Points About Latex Allergies
The following list of
talking points answers many important questions about the history,
causes and symptoms of latex allergies and includes information about
ways to diagnose and prevent them. Read the full story.
Fact
Sheet
Latex allergies produce a host of unpleasant
symptoms ranging from sneezing; wheezing; itchy, watery eyes; and
coughing; to a swelled windpipe and anaphylaxis, a condition characterized
by breathing difficulties that can cause shock or even death. The
following provides valuable information for latex-sensitive patients
and those at risk of becoming sensitized to NRL. Read the full story.
Creating
a Safe School for Latex-Sensitive Children
Found in everything from classroom and janitorial
supplies to gymnasium equipment, NRL can be lethal to latex-sensitive
children such as those with spina bifida, cerebral palsy, asthma,
eczema or food allergies. Read the full story.
Latex
Allergy Protocol
The more recent appearance and recognition
of latex allergy as a serious medical concern has resulted from
the incorporation of increased barrier precautions in preventing
the transmission of infectious bloodborne pathogens. Read
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Anesthetic Awareness
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Waking
Up During Surgery: New Book Tells Harrowing Account of Surviving
Anesthetic Awareness
Silenced
Screams is Jeanette Liska's personal account of how she survived
being awake on the operating table for more than two hours; how
she put the pieces of her life back together following surgery
despite frightful nightmares and other post-traumatic stress disorder
symptoms; and how she made it her life's work to assist other
victims of anesthetic awareness. Read
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Anesthesia
Awareness Fact Sheet
Interesting facts you should know about anesthesia and awareness
and what you should do if it happens to you. Read
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American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Information on Anesthetic Awareness
AANA has gathered the latest information about anesthetic awareness in this comprehensive section. Read more
