Interview with the Anesthesia team
Ok I could not really interview them, they were pretty busy plus I think they thought it was a silly idea. Dr Semenov (Igor) and Dr Yang (Charles) however are two very funny guys and together they were like a non stop comedy duo. They also made a great team at the head of the table. They had the toughest most nerve racking jobs of the entire team. We are operating with different equipment and less than ideal catheters but they were putting children to sleep in challenging situations. They obviously are very experienced and really good at what they do, because they made it look easy- but we know better.
One difference here is that they us halothane for an anesthetic and no nitrous. It takes a little longer for the children to become sleepy, but Dr Yang like halothane as opposed to the much more expensive brand name stuff used in the States (halothane is generic). According to Dr Schneck, having our own anesthesia team made all the difference this year. They moved along quickly and were very focused. Both are pain specialist and they provided caudals and/ or epidurals on all the children. Dr Schneck noticed a considerable difference this year in both the efficiency of the OR as well as the tone. He said the children were all much more comfortable after surgery.
Igor spent a lot of time in the ICU taking care of our one ICU patient. She was the only patient who was able to keep her epidural after surgery. The other patients with large incisions were able to get some morphine on the wards.
Charles and Igor also did a lot of teaching. They were constantly teaching the CRNAs and even had Danielle doing caudals. I could not imagine the team without them. Note to the IVUmed staff- bring them back if not to Ghana to another country.
They were both helpful and kind and very generous.
They also ate fried bat. Honestly they ate it. And it did not taste like chicken.
~Stephanya Shear
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