Ludwig’s angina and peri-operative challenges
Historical background: The term 'Angina' is derived from Latin and Greek word for choking or strangling. Placing both into context,...
Read MoreTrans-jugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPSS): The steps, tricks and threats of the TIPSS procedure
Authors Dr. Sher Mohamamd and others discuss Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPSS) and its role in the management of portal...
Read MoreAdvanced inhalational anaesthesia driving safer and more precise surgical care
Inhalation anaesthesia refers to the administration of volatile anaesthetic agents through inhalation to induce and maintain general anaesthesia during surgical...
Read MoreKetamine: Dreams and realities
Focus on the perilous 'trip’ of K-Land/K-Hole Ketamine was introduced by Calvin Stevens in 1962 and since then it found...
Read MoreEXIT Procedure: A summary of the practicalities and challenges of managing exit-anaesthesia
Ex-utero Intrapartum Treatment (EXIT) - also known as ‘operation on placental support’ (OOPS) and airway management on placental support (AMPS)-...
Read MoreWillis-Ekbom Disease (Restless Leg Syndrome, Night-Walker’s Syndrome): Anaesthetic implications and management
Dr Sher Mohammad and other authors discuss the anaesthetic implications and management of Restless Leg Syndrome, a chronic neurological sensory...
Read MoreAnaesthetic challenges and management of Constrictive Pericarditis
In the UK, pericardectomy is performed at various heart and chest hospitals. Notable centres include Royal Brompton Hospital London, Liverpool...
Read MoreThe teardrop explodes? An unusual thoracic anatomical variant
Author James Watts, Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, East Lancashire NHS Hospitals Trust, discusses a case of azygous...
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