Transtracheal airways in kids. Well, pigs' kids anyway
Ever had to do a surgical airway in a child? Thought not. They’re pretty rare. Bill Heegaard MD from Henepin […]
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From BURP to BILP: backwards internal laryngeal pressure
A burns patient whose tracheal tube was accidentally dislodged and ended up placed in the oesophagus on day 2 of […]
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Size matters when you're sick
A nice example of a difference between elective anaesthesia and critical care practice when it comes to airway management is […]
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Airway lessons relearned
A UK study examined all out-of-operating room intubations over a one month period in nine hospitals1. Patients whose indication for […]
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Steroid replacement after etomidate: no benefit
More fuel for the etomidate debate… In essence: Etomidate has been a useful induction agent for RSI for many years […]
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Preoxygenation and Prevention of Desaturation
This paper is an excellent review article citing the cogent relevant evidence for optimal preoxygenation prior to RSI in the […]
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Oxygen prevented hypoxia. Yep.
Why wouldn’t you give oxygen prophylactically to someone undergoing procedural sedation? One argument is that this will delay the detection […]
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Is there nothing ketamine can't do?
As well as the benefits of cardiovascular stability, maintenance of cerebral perfusion pressure, possibly lowering ICP and providing other neuroprotective […]
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Ultrasound to detect difficult laryngoscopy
A pilot study suggests sonographic measurements of neck soft tissue thickness may predict difficult laryngoscopy. Laryngoscopy was difficult in patients […]
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Effect of physician specialty on pre-hospital intubation success
Researchers from the London Helicopter Emergency Medical Service describe the success of pre-hospital laryngoscopy according to the grade and specialty […]