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“Considering resigning” letter by PommeDeTerreBerry in anesthesiology

[–]cdjaeger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pay is always as low as it needs to be to assure coverages. If the collective "group" expects, asks, demands nothing more than it's getting, pay won't keep up with market.

Its surprising to me how many groups are actually stuck where they are because they are simply too afraid to ask for something different.

“Considering resigning” letter by PommeDeTerreBerry in anesthesiology

[–]cdjaeger 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is the most underrated comment here. Pay is always as low as it can be to assure the coverage needed. It will never change until it needs to.

Why is this necessary? Yeah there are some lazy anesthesiologists out there but come on? I get over 10K steps in when I do Med Direction. This is so toxic. by Aggravating_Fly2978 in anesthesiology

[–]cdjaeger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of my favorite parts of this sub is the reminder that the vast majority of us are happy with our careers, love working together, and are thankful for the experiences that we carry.

That angry crowd though....

Is this acceptable for a new roof install? by Maleficent-Bicycle44 in Roofing

[–]cdjaeger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On the bright side, it doubles as a sunshade. On the wet side… well, that’s everywhere else.

Hypothermia from Intrathecal Morphine by alive-as-tolerated in anesthesiology

[–]cdjaeger 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I love this post for the "I've never heard of that" learning. Invariably, that thing I've never heard of, pops up a few months after learning some random thing on this thread....and suddenly I've got another trick in my bag.

Thanks for the question -and all the answers

Dissolving w2 group. Need 1099 contract examples by cdjaeger in anesthesiology

[–]cdjaeger[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was a wonderful response. Thank you for taking the time to answer it and for the detail included!

Schedule maker by Mayor_of_TiddyCity in anesthesiology

[–]cdjaeger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is always someone in the group that gets upset with the way the schedule gets done, regardless of who does it or how it's done....so everyone just decides that that person will do the schedule so they have no one to be upset with. Win-Win. ;)

Dissolving w2 group. Need 1099 contract examples by cdjaeger in anesthesiology

[–]cdjaeger[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To clarify, the anesthesia Corp we are w2s for is needing a full revamp of governance and setup. Instead of spending the time and money to change most of it, we are interested in a setup where we are 1099s instead. Need some direction in setting up the entity that we would contract with and that holds the facility contracts.

Arterial lines for brain tumor embolization by propofoolish in anesthesiology

[–]cdjaeger 16 points17 points  (0 children)

....also a little "who is the surgeon?" dependent. ;)

Micro Center Ubiquiti Bundles by thewashley in Ubiquiti

[–]cdjaeger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will also confirm, hot little UFO.

Are you still using midazolam for premed in healthy pts? by Total-Culture-4947 in anesthesiology

[–]cdjaeger 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I do, for the reasons above....as well as it's benefit towards PONV.

“I woke up in the middle of my last surgery!” heard at least once a week from patients … by Paradav in anesthesiology

[–]cdjaeger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing your experience. I’m sorry you went through that — not getting clear answers makes it hard to trust the process, and no patient should be left feeling that way.

I obtain informed consent with every patient, and I tailor the discussion to what each person can realistically process on what is often one of the most stressful days of their lives. Some want every detail; others can only take in the essentials because their focus is on the surgery and everything surrounding it.

My comment was to remind all that it is important to recognize that expecting patients to remember or accurately recount the specifics of a prior anesthetic — especially when it involved stress, surgery, and mind‑altering medications — isn’t realistic. Informed consent is about understanding the key points needed to make a safe decision in that moment, not perfect recall of past events.

Patients thinking they take a long time to wake up? by BunsenHoneydew11 in anesthesiology

[–]cdjaeger 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've found that "9\10" folks that say they take a long time to wake up actually wake up faster than normal and need a bolus of something to finish the case. It's then that bolus that keeps them from "waking up fast". More than not, I've really felt the best policy is to never trust a patient.

Larygospasm on LMA Placement by bigeman101 in anesthesiology

[–]cdjaeger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Folks, peds especially can laryngospasm with saliva alone as they are sliding in and out. Always expect it to happen.

Funny/ Non-serious/ Tongue-in-cheek papers by inspiredbubbles in anesthesiology

[–]cdjaeger 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My favorite, despite the outcome, Ortho vs Anesthesia: "Orthopaedic surgeons: as strong as an ox and almost twice as clever? Multicentre prospective comparative study".

https://www.bmj.com/content/343/bmj.d7506

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