Dr. Fred Mihm is the only member of the team you haven´t met yet. He´s another anesthesiologist on the team. All of Azogues has met Fred, as he´s had his picture in the local paper twice now. We joke that he´s a local celebrity, and will have to start signing autographs any minute.
In this photo, he is bringing a patient out of anesthesia after surgery while Joe and Jan observe.
The trickiest times for anesthesiologists are putting the patient under, and then bringing them out. But during surgery it is essential that the surgeon communicate well with the anesthesiologist. Any medication administered by the surgeon can have an effect that the anesthesiologist must deal with. In addition, if there are any post-operative problems, it is usually the anesthesiologist who handles them. For these reasons and more, Interplast always sends one more anesthesiologist than surgeons, so there will always be one who can be available in the recovery room, or to assist in the operating room, should any problems arise.
In this photo, he is bringing a patient out of anesthesia after surgery while Joe and Jan observe.
The trickiest times for anesthesiologists are putting the patient under, and then bringing them out. But during surgery it is essential that the surgeon communicate well with the anesthesiologist. Any medication administered by the surgeon can have an effect that the anesthesiologist must deal with. In addition, if there are any post-operative problems, it is usually the anesthesiologist who handles them. For these reasons and more, Interplast always sends one more anesthesiologist than surgeons, so there will always be one who can be available in the recovery room, or to assist in the operating room, should any problems arise.
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