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Dr. Neville Fernandes, M.D.
Anesthesiologist
Dr. Neville Fernandes is an anesthesiologist practicing in Ardmore, OK. Dr. Fernandes ensures the safety of patients who are about to undergo surgery. Anestesiologists specialize in general anesthesia, which will (put the patient to sleep), sedation, which will calm the patient or make him or her unaware of the situation, and regional anesthesia, which just numbs a specific part of the body. As an anesthesiologist, Dr. Fernandes also might help manage pain after an operation.
24 years
Experience
Dr. Neville Fernandes, M.D.
- Spokane, WA
- University of Texas Medical Branch
- Accepting new patients
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What sedation is used for thyroid surgery?
You would require a general anesthetic and not sedation for thyroid surgery.
General anesthesia
You're anesthesiologist will speak to you before your surgery. They will ask questions about your health and perform a physical exam prior to your surgery.
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You're anesthesiologist will speak to you before your surgery. They will ask questions about your health and perform a physical exam prior to your surgery.
True allergies to anesthesia are almost nonexistent but there are potential side effects. Additionally, your anesthesiologist will monitor you very closely during your surgical procedure to ensure your heart rate, blood pressure and breathing are all doing well
Be certain to express any of your concerns to your anesthesiologists on the day of your procedure.
True allergies to anesthesia are almost nonexistent but there are potential side effects. Additionally, your anesthesiologist will monitor you very closely during your surgical procedure to ensure your heart rate, blood pressure and breathing are all doing well
Be certain to express any of your concerns to your anesthesiologists on the day of your procedure.
What type of sedation is used for ear surgery?
That will depend on the exact type of procedure you will be having as there are many different types of ear surgery;
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Vomitting
You can request your anesthesiologist for a TIVA (propofol infusion) anesthetic as this would give you the best chances for living post op nausea and vomitting...additionally an READ MORE
You can request your anesthesiologist for a TIVA (propofol infusion) anesthetic as this would give you the best chances for living post op nausea and vomitting...additionally an intrathecal narcotic with spinal would also minimize your need for narcotics in the post operative period which can contribute to post op nausea and vomitting.
Do you get put to sleep for thyroidectomy?
Yes, you will require a general anesthetic.
Is liver surgery done under general anesthesia?
Yes. You will need a general anesthetic.
Do you have to be sedated for a gastroscopy?
It would be in your best interests.
What kind of anesthesia is used for colorectal surgery?
You will require a general anesthetic. Be sure to address your concerns with your anesthesiologist on the day of your surgery.
What anesthesia is used for hospice care?
That will depend on a multitude of factors: his health his comfort level, the type of procedure, etc.
What anesthesia is used for lung surgery?
Lung surgery requires a general anesthetic.
What type of anesthesia is used for a child's tonsil removal?
Tonsillectomy requires a general anesthetic.
Do they put you to sleep for herniated disc surgery?
Typically fixing a herniated disc requires a general anesthetic.
Are you under general anesthesia for a liver biopsy?
Liver biopsy can be done under sedation but there are a number of factors that need to be considered: patients' medical condition, their mental state, etc.
What anesthesia is used for vein surgery?
Vein stripping can be done using a number of different techniques including general anesthesia and sedation.
What anesthesia is used for middle ear surgery?
Middle ear surgery will require a general anesthetic.
Why is an epidural better than general anesthesia?
Having an epidural for surgery can have advantages. You have to realize that surgery is essentially trauma to the human body. Having an epidural blunts the stress response to surgery.
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Having an epidural for surgery can have advantages. You have to realize that surgery is essentially trauma to the human body. Having an epidural blunts the stress response to surgery.
What kind of anesthesia is used for delivery?
Labor pain can be reduced with a number of techniques. The most common method is having a labor epidural. Some facilities will place a spinal anesthetic and some facilities have READ MORE
Labor pain can be reduced with a number of techniques. The most common method is having a labor epidural. Some facilities will place a spinal anesthetic and some facilities have even used nitrous gas.
What type of anesthesia is used for rotator cuff surgery?
Rotator cuff surgery requires a general anesthetic. A regional block, such as an interscalene block, can reduce pain after surgery.
What anesthesia is used for laparoscopic hernia surgery?
You would require a general anesthetic with intubation.
What are the disadvantages of epidural?
There are a number of ways to perform that particular surgery. Having an epidural allows a patient to have pain relief without the side effects associated with narcotics. There READ MORE
There are a number of ways to perform that particular surgery. Having an epidural allows a patient to have pain relief without the side effects associated with narcotics. There are some potential drawbacks. You can develop an inadequate block, a spinal headache, bleeding/infection into the spinal cord, hypotension (low blood pressure)
