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Dr. Mary Gorman, M.D.
Anesthesiologist
Dr. Mary Gorman is an anesthesiologist practicing in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Gorman 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. Gorman also might help manage pain after an operation.
46 years
Experience
Dr. Mary Gorman, M.D.
- Baltimore, MD
- State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine
- Accepting new patients
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What kind of anesthesia is used for colon surgery?
Usually colon surgery is done with the patient under general anesthesia, especially if it is done as minimally invasive surgery. The patient usually has an endotracheal tube (breathing READ MORE
Usually colon surgery is done with the patient under general anesthesia, especially if it is done as minimally invasive surgery. The patient usually has an endotracheal tube (breathing tube) placed prior to beginning of surgery. This is to protect the patient's airway. If you have concerns, you can consult with your surgeon and someone from the anesthesia department where the procedure will take place. If it is a colonoscopy (where scope is passed from below to evaluate the colon), then this is usually done using sedation and not ga.
