Physiologic abnormalities that need to be corrected include dehydration, hypotension, and anemia.
A single, standard protocol does not fit all patients. The protocol must be developed based on the patient. Standard protocols can be used as a starting point.
It is always good to have two people check the calculated doses.
Make sure the drug concentration used to calculate the dose is the same concentration drawn into the syringe.
Reversal drugs are available for opioids, benzodiazepines, and alpha2-agonists.
The anesthetist cannot control the duration of or decrease the depth of the anesthetic.
The tube must be clean, sanitized, and free of blockages and holes.
Also check the tube for integrity, deterioration, or other damage.
Adjust the vaporizer and oxygen flow to get the patient to a surgical level. When the patient has reached that level decrease the vaporizer setting and continue monitoring.
If the tube is placed in the esophagus instead of the trachea, no anesthetic will reach the lungs and the patient won’t remain anesthetized.
These procedures can be used to maintain general anesthesia after a patient has undergone induction and intubation and has been brought into surgical anesthesia. Inhalation anesthetic machines are most commonly used to maintain general anesthesia.
No matter what method is used to maintain anesthesia, the patient must be monitored at all times to make minor or major adjustments to the level of anesthesia.
Monitoring a patient after anesthesia is something that must be done continuously and at close range. The anesthetist must be prepared to react immediately to whatever the recovering patient presents, whether that is normal extubation or an emergency situation.