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Colonoscopy without sedation: my experiences : r colonoscopy I want to add my personal experiences to help those considering the no-sedation option in making their own informed decisions I just had my 2nd sedation-free colonoscopy yesterday My first one was four years ago I'm supposed to get screening colonoscopies every three years for ulcerative colitis (UC) surveillance I kind of lost track of time and went 4 instead of 3 Why did I want to do a
Official ERAS Megathread - January February 2024 Hi everyone, Here is the latest edition of the ERAS Megathread for the 2023-2024 application cycle Check out these resources and feel free to drop your questions, anxieties, and vents in the comments below Please use the "Message the Moderators" button (located in the sidebar) to let us know about any resources you think should be added to the table below, or if you discover any broken links
Anesthesia Risk of Death for healthy individuals? : r Anesthesia - Reddit The estimated rates from anesthesia-related deaths were 1 1 per million population per year (1 45 for males and 0 77 for females) and 8 2 per million hospital surgical discharges (11 7 for men and 6 5 for women) The highest death rates were found in persons aged 85 years and older That's it That's the risk of dying under anesthesia
People who had surgery, what did anestesia feel like? What did . . . - Reddit OH MY GOD I’m one of those people who reacts poorly to sedation but great to general anesthesia, so my hardest part of surgery is the pre-op And any twilight sleep situations are horrific for post op The passing out was like taking a Benadryl nap, but the surrounding moments are a trip
Has anyone here switched to become an Anesthesiologist Assistant? : r . . . CRNAs are also the only anesthesia providers to have advocacy built into their curriculum Their national organization (AANA) is very loud in the political sphere They strongly oppose AA legislation, even in the face of a huge provider shortage, because they want a market monopoly
How to match anesthesia? : r medicalschool - Reddit No one including anesthesia gives a shit about meaningless “extracurriculars”, but being involved in anesthesia interest groups can lead to getting some research opportunities and LOR etc Same advice for all specialties works for anesthesia: get high board scores, get good letters get some research and you should be good