What’s one of the toughest cases you can have as an anesthesiologist assistant? A LIVER TRANSPLANT…. It’s a 6-12 hour surgery with high risk for massive blood loss and significant hemodynamic changes. Usual set up includes: - airway setup, pt typically remains intubated after - 2 large bore IVs either 16 or 14g - 2 arterial lines + transducers - 1 central line + transducer - ultrasound for central line placement - teg machine for clot analysis - Belmont for rapid blood infusion - frequent arterial blood gases - multiple drips: epinephrine, norepinephrine, vasopressin, insulin - a lot of blood products available (prbc, platelets, cryo, ffp) #anesthesiologistassistant #anesthesia #anesthetist #anesthesiology #premed #scrublife #preaa #prepa #medicalstudent #preanesthesiologistassistant #prephysicianassistant #premed #premedstudent #aaaa #anesthesiologistassistant #anesthesiology #anesthesia #anesthesialife #anesthetist #physicianassistant #career #anesthesiologist #prehealth #p...