In one of my previous positions, a fair amount of on-call time was spent in the various ICUs at a busy, top-rated cardiovascular center. As mentioned in the article “Cardiothoracic Critical Care: A New Specialty,” by Drs. Andrews, Ivascu and Pearl, as a cardiac anesthesiologist, part of my responsibility was immediate post-cardiac surgery critical care. Essentially, for most patients, the cardiac anesthesiologists managed the care up through the time of extubation. Other specialists (pulmonologists, nephrologists and infectious disease physicians) were consulted in those patients who specifically needed another aspect of care. This was 25 to 30 years ago. Over the past 10 to 15 years, dual-trained (both critical care and cardiovascular anesthesiology) physician anesthesiologists have become more numerous. Hence, many post-cardiac surgery ICUs are now staffed and/or managed by physician anesthesiologists. These critical care anesthesiologists now provide all the care in the ICU, including advanced pulmonary, renal and infectious disease...
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November 2017
Critical Considerations of the Critical Care Anesthesiologist
N. Martin Giesecke, M.D.
N. Martin Giesecke, M.D.
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ASA Monitor November 2017, Vol. 81, 4–5.
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N. Martin Giesecke; Critical Considerations of the Critical Care Anesthesiologist. ASA Monitor 2017; 81:4–5
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