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Dr. Bernard Wittels, M.D., PH.D.
Anesthesiologist
Dr. Bernard Wittels is an anesthesiologist practicing in Evanston, IL. Dr. Wittels 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. Wittels also might help manage pain after an operation.
38 years
Experience
Dr. Bernard Wittels, M.D., PH.D.
- Evanston, IL
- University Of Chicago Div Of Bio Sci Pritzker School Of Medicine
- Accepting new patients
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Is a CT scan done under anesthesia?
It is normal to have some anxiety before a CT scan, but it is a painless procedure and hospital staff will explain the test and usually provide enough education and emotional support READ MORE
It is normal to have some anxiety before a CT scan, but it is a painless procedure and hospital staff will explain the test and usually provide enough education and emotional support to allow the scan to be done without any medication.
Do I need anesthesia for my laser eye surgery?
Only if you want sedation for the procedure.
Is general anesthesia required for a tonsillectomy?
Yes, tonsillectomy requires general anesthesia.
Why does anesthesia cause people to shake when coming out of it?
Shivering is most commonly a result of a patient's feeling cold. The operating room is kept cool and anesthesiologists routinely give warmed IV fluids and apply forced warm-air READ MORE
Shivering is most commonly a result of a patient's feeling cold. The operating room is kept cool and anesthesiologists routinely give warmed IV fluids and apply forced warm-air heating blankets to patients during surgery to maintain normothermia. Warming blankets can also be applied in postanesthesia care units to warm patients and prevent shivering.
How long would I be sedated for a colonoscopy?
You can be deeply sedated throughout the colonoscopy (which can take 15-45 minutes) and wake up 10-15 minutes after it is completed.
Is there proof that anesthesia could cause ADHD?
Some patients who received general anesthesia wake up in a transient, excitable state, known as emergence delirium, but that resolves in minutes and spontaneously. As far as I READ MORE
Some patients who received general anesthesia wake up in a transient, excitable state, known as emergence delirium, but that resolves in minutes and spontaneously. As far as I am aware, there is no study proving the cause or causes of ADHD in children or in adults. It is a psychiatric diagnosis characterized by a collection of symptoms and the etiology is yet
undetermined.
undetermined.
My son dislocated his shoulder. Is anesthesia needed for the repair?
Closed reduction of a dislocated shoulder in young athletes may require intravenous drugs that attenuate anxiety, pain, and/or consciousness, as needed. The more stoic the athlete READ MORE
Closed reduction of a dislocated shoulder in young athletes may require intravenous drugs that attenuate anxiety, pain, and/or consciousness, as needed. The more stoic the athlete is, the less medication is required, and some may require nothing at all.
Do I need anesthesia to get my chipped teeth fixed?
If you need some numbness, then your dentist can use a small needle to inject local anesthetic so you don't feel anything.
What should I do to prepare for jaw corrective surgery?
You will probably need to not eat or drink anything after midnight before the day of surgery and you will probably receive general anesthesia for your surgery, but much more information READ MORE
You will probably need to not eat or drink anything after midnight before the day of surgery and you will probably receive general anesthesia for your surgery, but much more information is required to give you more specific information.
Do I need anesthesia for a laser eye surgery?
For laser cataract surgery, you may receive topical local anesthesia and mild IV sedation. There is usually little or no pain during the procedure or afterward.
I have a heel spur. Does the treatment involve anesthesia?
The type of surgery depends on your podiatrist's choice. Minimally invasive surgery can be done with just local anesthesia; deeper, more lengthy and invasive surgery may require READ MORE
The type of surgery depends on your podiatrist's choice. Minimally invasive surgery can be done with just local anesthesia; deeper, more lengthy and invasive surgery may require an ankle block or general anesthesia.
My son has a small throat polyp. Will he have to under general anesthesia for the surgery?
Oropharyngeal polypectomy usually requires general anesthesia
Can anesthesia in elderly patients cause excessive sleep?
Elderly patients may have slower awakening after general anesthesia, but postoperative sleepiness depends more on the dose of narcotics used to control pain.
Will fasting and anesthesia lead to any complications in my surgery?
Diabetic patients usually have elevated blood sugar during the stress of surgery. Your blood sugar can be measured before, during and after surgery to ensure normoglycemia.
Does anesthesia cause any developmental issues in kids?
If your son needed surgery, then he also needed anesthesia. Pediatric anesthesia is safer today than it has ever been.
Is it true that anesthesia for obese people is riskier?
Obese patients usually have multiple comorbidities (hypertension, diabetes, difficult vascular access, and difficult airways) that add to difficulties and risks with anesthesia READ MORE
Obese patients usually have multiple comorbidities (hypertension, diabetes, difficult vascular access, and difficult airways) that add to difficulties and risks with anesthesia and surgery.
Can anesthesia cause laryngospasm?
Laryngospasm can occur if a patient is extubated before being fully awake. There are standard treatments for larygospasm that restore normal breathing patterns.
Will anesthesia also reduce my post operative pain?
Anesthesiologists routinely administer pain-controlling medicine during surgery to allow a comfortable postoperative course for the patient.
For a bronchoscopy, will I need anesthesia?
Yes, bronchoscopy usually requires general anesthesia.
Can I get anesthesia two times in a time gap of just one month?
No problem with two anesthetics within one month.
