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Dr. Sudha Akhil Bidani, M.D.
Anesthesiologist (Pediatric)
Dr. Sudha Bidani is an anesthesiologist practicing in Houston, Texas. Dr. Bidani 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. Bidani also might help manage pain after an operation.
Dr. Sudha Bidani, M.D.
- Houston, Texas
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Accepting new patients
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What should you not do before regional anesthesia?
You should not eat or drink in close proximity (within 6 hours) of any anesthetic.
Can you get paralyzed by an epidural?
As long as the anesthetic is effective, you are paralyzed. Whether it is permanent or temporary, depends upon how smoothly the procedure was done.
Can you smoke before dental anesthesia?
At least for 24 hrs prior, no smoking.
Is an ankle block painful?
Only if you hate needle sticks.
Does local anesthesia affect your dreams?
In large doses or if the drug enters the blood stream faster.
What type of anesthesia is used for varicose vein surgery?
Usually general.
Can you drink alcohol after lidocaine?
It is not the lidocaine, but sedatives and pain medicines used intra- and post-operatively dictate, the intake. What is the rush?
How long does lidocaine epidural last?
2 hrs or less
Can anesthesia give you pneumonia?
Anytime your cough reflex is suppressed either by general anesthesia or excess pain medicines, your respiratory tract is vulnerable to aspiration and pneumonia.
How long are you under anesthesia for gastric sleeve?
As long as surgery and the surgeon need to finish the surgery
What kind of anesthesia is used for hernia surgery?
Depending upon your courage, toughness, and cooperation, it can be local, general, or regional (spinal or epidural).
What type of anesthesia is used for ankle surgery?
In concert with the surgeon, patient, and the anesthesiologist, it can be any kind you decide upon.
Can local anesthesia cause nerve damage?
Wrong additive drugs, wrong site injection, needle itself can cause nerve damage.
What type of anesthesia is used for root canal surgery?
You have to talk to your dentist
Can I take painkillers before local anesthetic?
You can take painkiller before any anesthetic if you need it. you must keep your anesthesiologist and surgeon informed about the timing and the dosage.
I am a diabetic and a blood pressure patient. Could anesthesia have any counter interactions during my surgery?
A lot of medicines used in anesthesia, alter the blood pressure and blood sugar. Your anesthesiologist should know how to use them safely.
What is the safest anesthesia for vascular surgery?
Safest and vigilant anesthesiologist gives the safest anesthesiologist. You just have to talk to them and inform yourself.
I have a uterine septum that needs to be removed. What is the safest anaesthesia for me?
Any surgery on the uterus can be done with regional and general anesthesia.
What type of anesthesia is used during vascular surgery?
Depending on where the vessels are located, general anesthesia for everything and May be regional block for lower extremities.
