A case of a difficult airway in the ED with anterior neck swelling
Abstract Background Airway obstruction is an emergent, life-threatening condition and could contribute to the difficult airway[1]. A patient with...
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More active efforts to reduce patients’ time on a ventilator in an ICU can both spare their suffering and free...
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Practice Plus Group (PPG) has appointed Consultant Anaesthetist Dr Marcelle Michail as National Medical Director to its Secondary Care division,...
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Gas control specialists BPR Medical and Medclair, a Sweden-based specialist in safe nitrous oxide use, have agreed to share technology...
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Anaesthetic drugs act on the brain but most anaesthetists rely on heart rate, respiratory rate, and movement to infer whether...
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Simultaneous measurement of neural rhythms and spikes across five brain areas in animals reveals how propofol induces unconsciousness. Slow rhythm...
Read MoreLoughborough design student helps develop ventilation hood that has the potential to save lives of COVID-19 patients
A third-year Loughborough University student has helped develop a ventilation product for coronavirus patients in intensive care. Dominic Leatherland, of...
Read MoreNew ways to describe spinal anaesthesia, contra-indications and complications – and why spinal blocks sometimes fail
Sher Mohammad and others look at different approaches to performing spinal anaesthesia The tale of spinal anaesthesia According to...
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