DOALS™ · Diary of a Lost Student™
Anesthesia services
Offered by DOALS Anesthesia, PLLC under the marks DOALS™ and Diary of a Lost Student™. Services provided at a given facility depend on that facility's accreditation, equipment, case selection and medical staff privileges.
Anesthetic techniques
How anesthesia is delivered
General anesthesia
Induction, maintenance and emergence for inpatient and outpatient procedures, including inhalational and total intravenous techniques.
Monitored anesthesia care
Sedation and analgesia with continuous monitoring, titrated to the procedure and the patient.
Local with sedation
Anesthetic support for procedures performed primarily under local infiltration by the proceduralist.
Regional anesthesia
- Spinal anesthesia
- Epidural anesthesia and analgesia
- Combined spinal–epidural
- Peripheral nerve blocks, including ultrasound-guided techniques
- Intravenous regional anesthesia
Perioperative care
Before, during and after
- Pre-anesthesia evaluation, risk assessment and optimization
- Review of airway, comorbidities, medications and prior anesthetic history
- Intraoperative monitoring and hemodynamic management
- Fluid, blood product and vasoactive medication management
- Post-anesthesia care unit oversight through discharge criteria
- Management of postoperative nausea, vomiting and pain
Airway management
Airway
- Mask ventilation and supraglottic airway placement
- Direct and video laryngoscopy
- Awake and advanced airway techniques
- Difficult airway management consistent with recognized practice guidelines
Specialty anesthesia
By service line
Offered where the facility's case mix, credentialing and resources support it.
- Obstetric anesthesia, including labor analgesia and cesarean delivery
- Pediatric anesthesia
- Orthopedic and sports surgery
- General, gynecologic and urologic surgery
- Ophthalmologic and otolaryngologic surgery
- Plastic and reconstructive surgery
- Endoscopy and gastrointestinal procedures
- Imaging, cardiology and other non-operating-room locations
- Acute perioperative pain management, including regional techniques
Coverage
Arrangements
- Ongoing site coverage
- Scheduled block time
- Call, weekend and holiday coverage
- Short-notice and locum tenens coverage
- Coverage for new service lines or expanded operating hours
Scope, schedule, staffing model and terms are agreed in writing before the first case. Licensure, credentialing and privileging are completed through the facility's medical staff office.
This page describes services generally. It is not medical advice and does not guarantee the availability of any particular service, technique or provider at any facility or time. Viewing this page or sending email does not create a provider–patient relationship. If you have a medical emergency, call 911.
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Tell us the setting, the case mix and the hours you need covered, or request credentialing materials.
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