Better Anesthesia & Analgesia - Heather Sidari

Heather Sidari is a credentialed veterinary technician specialist in anesthesia meaning that she’s advanced academically, and in practice in both anesthesia and analgesia. She is currently the ICU Supervisor at NC State University. In this episode, Heather talks with me about pre-anesthesia treatments for a more comfortable experience for the patient, a smoother recovery, and tips that reduce the likelihood of complications during anesthesia. Heather covers extremely helpful topics such as what a patient's fasting time really should be, how to avoid the most uncomfortable part of anesthesia - the nausea and vomiting, easier catheter placement, better timing with your pre-meds, when to recover in sternal NOT lateral recumbency, and standards for adequate hydration during surgical procedures. This episode is jam-packed with valuable information that makes patient care front and center. You'll want to listen to this one twice to catch all of Heather's wonderful tips that make such a difference for your patients' anesthetic events. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.