by James Sudimak | Feb 6, 2018 | Blog
An absolutely amazing surgery! In 1997, Richard Norris suffered from a gruesome shotgun accident in which his nose, cheekbones, lips, tongue, teeth, jaw and chin were all blown off. This is the video describing his groundbreaking 36 hour face transplantation in 2012,...
by James Sudimak | Feb 6, 2018 | Blog
The sniffing position involves patient flexion of the neck on the body, and extension of the head on the neck. This allows for optimal conditions for your anesthesiologist to place a breathing tube. In this amazing video, the benefit of this position is shown by...
by James Sudimak | Feb 6, 2018 | Blog
Technology has allowed for many different ways to intubate patients for surgery: lightwands, video laryngroscopes, bougie catheters, intubating LMAs, etc. In this video from Japan, a device similar to a video laryngoscope but with a slight modification to guide an...
by James Sudimak | Feb 6, 2018 | Blog
Anesthesia has become much safer over the years as scientific and technological advancements continue to be made every day in our field. However, it is still very important to know who will be administering your anesthesia, no matter how minor the procedure. Two...
by James Sudimak | Feb 6, 2018 | Blog
Ever wonder how the gloves we wear in hospitals and clinics are made? Check out this amazing video to learn more about the process! Learn...
by James Sudimak | Feb 6, 2018 | Blog
Unbelievable! Imagine waking up one day and then receiving a call saying that you are actually going to be consulted and possibly operating on a gorilla! Well, that’s exactly what happened to the surgical team at the Northwest Hospital & Medical Center. A...
