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Many anaesthetists are hesitant to perform epidural blood patch in patients with cancer because of the potential risk of seeding the CNS with malignant cells. Recent evidence suggests that anaesthetists […]
» Read moreThe risk of complications, including death, is substantially increased in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) undergoing anaesthesia for surgical procedures, especially in those with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and chronic […]
» Read moreCervical spine immobilisation increases the difficulty of tracheal intubation. Many intubation devices have been evaluated in this setting, but their relative performance remains uncertain.MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library were […]
» Read moreAtelectasis after cardiac surgery is common and promotes ventilation/perfusion mismatch, infection, and delayed discharge from critical care. Recruitment manoeuvres are often performed to reduce atelectasis. In severe respiratory failure, recruitment […]
» Read morePre-oxygenation using high-flow nasal oxygen can decrease the risk of desaturation during rapid sequence induction in patients undergoing emergency surgery. Previous studies were single-centre and often in limited settings. This […]
» Read moreInaccurate anesthesia start time (AST) documentation can result in lost revenue. Using a retrospective analysis, we estimated lost revenue from inaccurate documentation of the AST within a single health care […]
» Read moreSpinal anesthesia (SA) has been utilized for lumbar surgical procedures; however, postdural puncture headache (PDPH) and subdural hemorrhage (SDH) are potential consequences. We present the case of a 76-year-old with […]
» Read moreJeune syndrome, also known as asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy, is a rare form of autosomal recessive skeletal dysplasia. Respiratory distress due to thoracic and lung dysplasia is the primary complication associated […]
» Read moreFactor X (FX) deficiency is a rare coagulopathy that may cause bleeding complications in parturients. The literature on rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM; Instrumentation Laboratory, Bedford, MA) to guide factor repletion and […]
» Read moreMyoclonic epilepsy with ragged red fibers (MERRF) syndrome is a rare mitochondrial disease potentially associated with increased sensitivity to anesthesia and metabolic decompensation. We present the perioperative management in a […]
» Read moreNational (and global) vaccination provides an opportunity to control the COVID-19 pandemic, which disease suppression by societal lockdown and individual behavioural changes will not. We modelled how vaccination through the […]
» Read moreTo evaluate the risk of first trimester exposure to prescription opioids for major congenital malformations, previously reported to be associated with such exposure.Population based cohort study.Nationwide sample of publicly and […]
» Read moreAnesthesiologists have a high prevalence of burnout with adverse effects on professionalism and safety. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of an interactive anesthesiology educational program […]
» Read moreSystematic reviews and meta-analyses (SRMAs) are increasing in popularity, but should they be used to inform clinical decision-making in anaesthesia? We present evidence that the certainty of evidence from SRMAs […]
» Read morePoint-of-care ultrasound has been integrated into airway management because it allows for rapid and noninvasive assessments. We present 2 cases of unexpected subglottic stenosis in infants during induction of anesthesia. […]
» Read moreA patient received closed-circuit anesthesia from a General Electric Avance S/5 (GE Healthcare, Madison, WI) anesthesia machine during a robotic abdominal procedure. With return of spontaneous ventilation at the end […]
» Read moreIntraoperative hypotension is associated with a risk of postoperative organ dysfunction. In this study, we aimed to present deep learning algorithms for real-time predictions 5, 10, and 15 min before […]
» Read moreStudies of pulmonary denitrogenation (pre-oxygenation) in obstetric populations have shown high flow nasal oxygen therapy (HFNO) is inferior to facemask techniques. HFNO achieves median end-tidal oxygen fraction (FE’O2) of 0.87 […]
» Read moreNon-human primates are commonly used in neuroimaging research for which general anaesthesia or sedation is typically required for data acquisition. In this analysis, the cumulative effects of exposure to ketamine, […]
» Read moreIncreased intravascular volume has been associated with protection from acute kidney injury (AKI), but in patients with congestive heart failure, venous congestion is associated with increased AKI. We tested the […]
» Read morePeripheral nerve blocks (PNBs) are increasingly popular in acute ankle fracture surgery but rebound pain may outweigh the benefits. The AnAnkle Trial was designed to assess the postoperative pain profile […]
» Read moreSickle cell disease is a multisystem disease characterised by chronic haemolytic anaemia, painful vaso-occlusive crises and acute and chronic end-organ damage. It is one of the most common serious inherited […]
» Read moreGroup pre-operative education has usually been limited to conditioning expectations and providing education. Prehabilitation has highlighted modifiable lifestyle factors that are amenable to change and may improve clinical outcomes. We […]
» Read moreA ‘cannot intubate, cannot oxygenate’ (CICO) situation is rare in paediatric anaesthesia, but can always occur in children under certain emergency situations. There is a paucity of literature on specific […]
» Read moreThe COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause critical illness and deaths internationally. Up to 31 May 2020, mortality in patients admitted to intensive care units (ICU) with COVID-19 was 41.6%. Since […]
» Read moreMalnutrition in older hip fracture patients is associated with increased complication rates and mortality. As postoperative nutrition delivery is essential to surgical recovery, postoperative nutritional supplements including oral nutritional supplements […]
» Read moreWith the increasing prevalence of children who are overweight and with obesity, anaesthesiologists must determine the optimal dosing of medications given the altered pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in this population. We […]
» Read moreMajor complications associated with airway management are rare but often have serious consequences. Complications frequently result from failures in communication and teamwork. We performed a systematic review on the effect […]
» Read moreAccidental dural puncture is a recognised complication of labour epidural placement and can cause a debilitating headache. We examined the association between labour epidural case volume and accidental dural puncture […]
» Read moreDeep serratus anterior plane block has been widely adopted as an analgesic adjunct for patients undergoing breast surgery, but robust supporting evidence of efficacy is lacking. We randomly allocated 40 […]
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