Everyday Oral Surgery Review of Closed Claim Anesthesia Cases with Dr. Aaron Liddell
In this episode, Dr. Aaron Liddell is here to discuss a few real-world closed claim anesthesia cases with the aim of understanding where things went wrong and what could possibly have been done differently to facilitate a more positive outcome. At the end of the day, so many of the issues that occur during operations are due to poor patient selection. After listening to this conversation, you will be more inclined to think twice before sedating someone, and as Aaron makes very clear, choosing not to operate doesn’t make you any less of a surgeon! It took a lot of blood, sweat, and tears to get the hospital privileges that oral surgeons have today, and now that those privileges are under threat, it makes it all the more imperative that we are as prudent as possible when it comes to administering anesthesia.
Key Points From This Episode:
- An overview of a real-world closed claim anesthesia case.
- Fears that all oral surgeons have around litigation.
- How Aaron would have handled the case differently if the patient had been his.
- One of the most common causes of anesthesia-related complications.
- Why oral surgeons are under a lot of scrutiny right now.
- An overview of another real-world close claim anesthesia case.
- Factors that Aaron always takes into consideration before sedating a patient.
- Aaron’s thoughts on preoperative medications.
- Why Aaron doesn’t use a pump in his practice.
- The value in setting time limits for your procedures.
- Final words of advice from Aaron around anesthetizing patients.
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Promo Code for KLS Martin Bien Air — EOSSummer2023
Dr. Aaron Liddell on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronliddell/
ASA Physical Status Classification System — https://www.asahq.org/standards-and-guidelines
Everyday Oral Surgery Website — https://www.everydayoralsurgery.com/
Everyday Oral Surgery on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/everydayoralsurgery/
Everyday Oral Surgery on Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/EverydayOralSurgery/
Dr. Grant Stucki Email — grantstucki@gmail.com
Dr. Grant Stucki Phone — 720-441-6059