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Originally Posted by megansmomma  Sedate and then intubate.......there should really be no issues with intubation.
The dog was already intubated and on the table, hooked up to the monitors etc. The vet was just ready to cut when the tech caught the problem.
As for your daughter's situation I can speak from my experiences working with many different types of disabilities pre-surgery and they always premeditated the PT in OR holding. As long as the PT does not need to give surgical consent (as is the case for your daughter I'm assuming) there should be no issues in offering a sedative early on while waiting for her procedure. My suggestion for in the future should your daughter need another procedure is that you could speak to the anesthesiologist as soon you arrive or convey your concerns to the attending nurse. Their very willing to offer whatever is necessary to help alleviate undo stress preoperatively. I've even worked with several surgeons that order Xanax as a standing order prior to surgery. This is in addition to other pre-surgical drugs. Surgery is can be very frightening so the anesthesiologist like to avoid undo stress prior to even entering the OR Suite. |
The problem with my DD was more communication, fear of the unknown. Now that she has a reference, I can remind her of the experience and I can tell if she's understanding or not. As she did remember the first time, she was so much more relaxed. I don't know exactly what they gave her or if she required anything extra. I will ask about it the next time... Thanks.