Re: OB: Twin delivery/availablity of anesthesiologist--long

From: Garry E. Siegel, M.D. (garrys@mindspring.com)
Thu Dec 31 19:32:47 1998


At Thu, 31 Dec 1998, Efrain Ramirez MD wrote: >
>After a long fight we have in-house anesthesia..the guy is just 2 rooms
>away...

So was the anesthesiologist in this case. My contention is that his presence *in the room*, with his monitors attached and drugs at the ready, would have saved valuable minutes.

Garry

(below is snipped from my original post)

With this delivery, >>they were in the house but not in the room, as I didn't ask the MD
>>anesthesiologist to be there. When the poop hit the fan, he arrived
>>promptly, but it took him around 3 to 5 minutes to hook up his monitors,
>>get his drugs, and sleep her. These 3 to 5 minutes could have been
>>saved had he been in the room.

--
Garry E. Siegel, M.D., FACOG
Private Practice
Roswell, Ga.




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