Frequently, patients requiring office surgery have some medical problems such as diabetes, heart disease, Alzheimer’s or have medical conditions such as being physically handicapped or mentally challenged, that may affect the type of anesthesia administered. Rarely, a patient may also need to be admitted to the hospital after anesthesia if something unplanned occurs during anesthesia. Our offices utilize full hospital-grade monitoring including capnography, oximetry, defibrillators, transcutaneous pacing, and all the required emergency drugs including dantrolene and amiodarone with trained anesthesia care providers who can use these emergency treatments. All the office staff is basic life support trained and the doctors are all advanced or pediatric life support trained. Twice a year our staff undergoes anesthesia emergency training in the office to maintain readiness.
