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I’m not sure what this offers over purpose-built supraglottic airways, but effective ventilation may be achieved after failure of mask […]
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Two hands on the jaw for mask ventilation
Elective surgery patients were anaesthetised with propofol with or without fentanyl and had an oropharyngeal airway placed. They were ventilated […]
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Easy on the ELM
A first report of thyroid cartilage fracture resulting from laryngoscopy and intubation has been published. An elective surgery patient underwent […]
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African study on cricoid pressure
Image: Larynx illustrations, 19th century Wellcome L0030210, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons A colleague told me about a cricoid […]
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Alfentanil for Procedural Sedation
Image: First aid kit, Paris, France, 1901-1910 Wellcome L0057806, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons An evaluation of single-agent alfentanil […]
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Midazolam smoothens adult ketamine sedation
In adults undergoing procedural sedation with ketamine, 0.03 mg/kg IV midazolam reduced recovery agitation compared with placebo. STUDY OBJECTIVE: We […]
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Pre-hospital RSI and single use blades
Single-use metal laryngoscope blades were compared in a randomised trial in the pre-hospital setting by French SAMU physicians. First-pass intubation […]
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Rocuronium vs suxamethonium
This short but punchy lecture by Reuben Strayer of the excellent Emergency Medicine Updates blog addresses some dogma and tells […]
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More on Rocuronium (and Sugammadex)
While I am gradually being persuaded rocuronium might after all be a better choice than suxamethonium for rapid sequence intubation […]
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Neuromuscular blockade facilitates mask ventilation
Image: Bag Valve Mask (AMBU – bag) by Hospital, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons A blinded randomised controlled trial […]