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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Avicenna J Med 2012; 02(02): 40-44
DOI: 10.4103/2231-0770.99163
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Mobile anesthesia: Ready, set, pack, and go

Issam Khayata
Department of Anesthesiology, UMass Memorial Medical Center, 55 Lake St.,Worcester, MA 01655, USA
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Jesse Bourque
Department of Anesthesiology, UMass Memorial Medical Center, 55 Lake St.,Worcester, MA 01655, USA
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Abstract

Introduction: Although we get into the habit of thinking that anesthesia cannot be safely delivered without the availability of all equipments available in a state of the art Operating room, we find ourselves faced with situations where the availability and mobility of all this equipment is limited ; this results in the impetus to start a thought process of how we can perform mobile anesthesia with less technology. Disaster situations, such as earthquakes, floods, or armed conflicts, might happen in areas where access of a regular operating room might be hours away or not available at all. Golden Hour: Delivering mobile Anesthesia during the golden hour can be a totally different experience from customary anesthesia practices in a regular operating room.It requires setting up a field/forward surgical teams with its organization and structure. Total Intravenous anesthesia gained popularity in crisis and combat situations and has been documented as a safe method in crisis situations.Anesthesia configured medic bag: Is a modified medic bag that can be utilized to contain the most commonly used Anesthesia supply material in a portable way. Conclusion: In reviewing the knowledge of how to provide anesthesia in crisis and disaster situations we conclude that there is evidence that anesthesia can be safely and efficiently delivered in a remote areas with limited tools and technology.

Keywords

Disaster anesthesia - field surgical team - mobile anesthesia - TIVA anesthesia


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