27 May 2020

SAFE training programme improves knowledge and skill of anaesthesia providers in low-income settings

New research findings highlight the effectiveness of the Safer Anaesthesia from Education (SAFE) training programme in improving the knowledge and...

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21 May 2020

Experts unite to provide multidisciplinary guidance for safe tracheostomy care

Experts from across healthcare, including anaesthetists and intensive care staff, have teamed up to provide new multidisciplinary guidance for safe...

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19 May 2020

Anaesthesiology residents supply emergency PPE to intensive care units and emergency rooms

Two anaesthesiology residents at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, USA, who launched a non-profit dedicated to designing, manufacturing and...

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13 May 2020

Anaesthesiologists use 3D printing and VR to prepare for lung operation on young girl

An anaesthesia team in Israel has become one of the first to use three-dimensional (3D) printing and virtual reality (VR)...

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11 May 2020

Ethical decision making during a pandemic: a pocket guide

Dr James Watts and Dr Carole Pilkington, Consultants in Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine at Blackburn Royal hospital, offer guidance...

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6 May 2020

Anaesthesiologists provide elective surgery checklist for patients during Covid-19 pandemic

The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) is providing post-Covid-19 pandemic guidelines so that patients know when it’s safe to have...

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4 May 2020

Rates of pulmonary complications drastically reduced with newer drug

Improved outcomes in some patients could be due to a more complete reversal of the effects of muscle relaxants used...

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28 April 2020

US FDA approves Emerphed from Nexus Pharmaceuticals

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Emerphed, the first and only premixed ephedrine in a ready-to-use 50 mg/10...

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