Partnerships: The Key to Our Future

Features| October 2021 Partnerships: The Key to Our Future Elizabeth T. Drum, MD, FAAP, FCPP, FASA; Elizabeth T. Drum, MD, FAAP, FCPP, FASA Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Rediet S. Workneh, MD Rediet S. Workneh, MD Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar ASA Monitor October 2021, Vol. 85, 31–32. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000795108.23051.6b Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Cite Icon Cite Get Permissions Search Site Citation Elizabeth T. Drum, Rediet S. Workneh; Partnerships: The Key to Our Future. ASA Monitor 2021; 85:31–32 doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000795108.23051.6b Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentAll PublicationsASA Monitor Search Advanced Search Topics: partnerships Some people think anesthesiology is a “lonely” occupation. For the most part, we practice independently from others in our specialty. Sure, we have groups and departments, and colleagues on the medical staff, surgeons, nurses, and others we see and work with frequently. We all have our favorite specialists, ones we would send our family members to or see for our own health needs. But when it comes to the actual delivery of an anesthetic, we are often working alone. Even when we are training others or working in a care team model, most of the decisions we make and carry out are done in isolation. To intubate or use an LMA, muscle relaxant or not, narcotics or a block or both – these are the decisions we make on a routine basis. And while we might need more information from the surgeon or the patient, we ultimately decide these things... You do not currently have access to this content.