Anesthesia STAT: the Stanford Anesthesia Tutorial Podcast

by Derrick Wu, MD

Interesting and high-yield discussion-based anesthesia content for those just starting their training (our Stanford residents in their tutorial month and beyond) and learners at any level interested in learning more about the specialty and it’s practice. 

Podcast episodes

  • Promoting physician wellness and resilience within Stanford anesthesia: the PRIME program

    Promoting physician wellness and resilience within Stanford anesthesia: the PRIME program

    Dr. Jody Leng and Dr. Brett Athans, both key faculty in the PRIME (Physician Resiliency in Medicine) program join Derrick Wu in talking about physician wellness and how PRIME plays a significant part in promoting wellness/resilien...

    42:59
  • Approach to emergent and out-of-OR intubation

    Approach to emergent and out-of-OR intubation

    Joe and Derrick discuss their approach in getting called for an emergency airway out of the OR. They talk thought process when first getting the call (00:59), what to do when first seeing the patient/environment (08:53), the MSMAI...

    44:48
  • Safely signing out patients to PACU, other anesthesia colleagues, or the ICU

    Safely signing out patients to PACU, other anesthesia colleagues, or the ICU

    Joe Hodapp (one of the chief residents of the Stanford anesthesia residency program) and Derrick Wu talk about what exactly is a handoff or sign-out (1:33), what to consider when handing off an ambulatory case to PACU or another a...

    40:40
  • How to set up the OR in the morning

    How to set up the OR in the morning

    In this episode, Alex and Derrick talk about how to setup the OR for anesthesia! We discuss when to show up in the morning (1:54), one of the all-time great mnemonics MSMAIDS (5:16), extra tidbits not necessarily included in MSMAI...

    35:45
  • How to Preop a patient like an anesthesiologist

    How to Preop a patient like an anesthesiologist

    In this inaugural episode of anesthesia STAT, we welcome new CA1s to anesthesia training, discuss the process behind preoping a patient (02:50), we present a sample patient (07:45), talk about anesthetic considerations for the pat...

    41:06