Featured Author Podcast: Anesthesia Dreaming in the Operating Room

About this episode

The episode discusses the feasibility of promoting dreaming during surgical anesthesia and explores the concept of propofol emergence.

Moderator: James P. Rathmell, M.D. Participants : Boris D. Heifets, M.D., Ph.D. and Ben Julian A. Palanca, M.D., Ph.D., M.S.C.I. Articles Discussed : Feasibility of a Multicomponent Protocol to Promote Dreaming during Surgical Anesthesia Protocolizing Propofol Emergence: Turning "Milk of Amnesia" into Designer Dreams?

People in this episode

Host: James P. Rathmell, M.D.

Guests: Boris D. Heifets, M.D., Ph.D., Ben Julian A. Palanca, M.D., Ph.D., M.S.C.I.

Topics covered

• anesthesia
• surgical procedures
• dreaming
• propofol
• emergence

Keywords

• anesthesia
• dreaming
• surgery
• propofol
• emergence
• protocol
• multicomponent

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Feasibility of a Multicomponent Protocol to Promote Dreaming during Surgical Anesthesia, Protocolizing Propofol Emergence: Turning "Milk of Amnesia" into Designer Dreams?

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