Videolaryngoscopy introduction at a district general hospital
Jaspreet Kaur and Chris Frerk highlight why videolaryngoscopy is an appropriate technique to have available when planning airway management strategies...
Read MoreDanny and Chris – Two sides of the same anaesthetic
When Danny Fleet needed surgery for a dental abscess, he asked his colleague Chris Frerk to anaesthetise him… “I think...
Read MoreTemperature measurement in anaesthetised patients
The disposable liquid crystal thermometer Clinitrend measures temperature at least as well as the non-disposable temporal artery infra-red thermometer Exergen...
Read MoreEEG – Anaesthesia by numbers
NICE recommended the use of EEG-based depth of anaesthesia monitoring in 2012 and yet less than 2% of anaesthetists in...
Read MoreCADD ambulatory infusion systems – safe, simple and smart
[caption id="attachment_3183" align="alignnone" width="226"] CADD_Ambulatory[/caption] Smiths Medical’s CADD Ambulatory Infusion smart pumps safely deliver medication to patients in hospital or...
Read MoreBIS monitors and EEG – The sound of anaesthesia
With BIS monitors coming under increasing scrutiny from the anaesthesia community, Josh Stephenson spoke to the developers of the electroencephalophone...
Read MoreNew hope for patients with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
Researchers at the University of Liverpool have shown for the first time that the majority of patients with complex regional...
Read MoreNationwide survey of all UK hospitals shows anaesthetic care is consultant delivered and very safe
[caption id="attachment_3139" align="alignnone" width="300"] Mike_Sury_anaesthetic_care[/caption] The Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA) and the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and...
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