Monday, August 27, 2018

The Responsibilities of an Anesthesiologist Towards His Patients


Anesthesiologists are one of the highest paid doctors in the world. They earn around $321,686 per year in the United States. They serve in the hospitals and play a significant role in the surgeries. Every patient must see an anesthesiologist before a surgery. 

Dr. Henry Cabrera

Here are the responsibilities of an anesthesiologist towards the patients. 

1) Willing to improve the patient's health

A surgeon operates but an anesthesiologist takes the pain away. The doctors use instruments to conduct surgeries which gives pain to the patients and here comes the responsibility of the anesthesiologist. A responsible anesthesiologist should always be willing to take away the pain of his patient. The anesthesiologist should be willing to choose the right type of anesthesia for the patient. For this, he should first check the history of the patient, study the profile and the medications taken by the patients. Following this, he should give a dose to the patient to make him unconscious and allow the doctor to operate. Moreover, he should be willing to take care of the patient after the surgery as well. The anesthesiologists are not just responsible for taking care of the patient during the surgery, their responsibilities are a lot more than this. They need to take care of the patients after the surgery as well. The patients will start feeling the pain as soon as they get conscious so the anesthesiologists have to give the right medication, or drips or whatsoever to ensure that they feel less pain. They also need to take care of the after surgery effects such as nausea and vomiting. 

2) The pain

The anesthesiologists also need to feel for the patients. Giving an anesthesia alone won't be effective unless you don't feel for your patients. When you start feeling for them, you'll eventually start caring for them. You should take some steps to make their lives and health better and do everything that is in your control to ensure that they don't suffer or go through any pain. 

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