Browsing Anaesthetics and Theatres by Issue Date
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Breathtaking obesity?
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What is the optimal type of fluid to be used for peri-operative fluid optimisation directed by oesophageal Doppler monitoring?
(2011-09)The objective of this review was to determine the optimal type or class of intravenous fluid to be used during peri-operative patient optimisation guided by oesophageal Doppler monitoring and to identify future directions ... -
An evaluation of POSSUM and P-POSSUM scoring in predicting post-operative mortality in a level 1 critical care setting.
(2014-11)BACKGROUND: POSSUM and P-POSSUM are used in the assessment of outcomes in surgical patients. Neither scoring systems' accuracy has been established where a level 1 critical care facility (level 1 care ward) is available ... -
The effect of anaesthetist grade and frequency of insertion on epidural failure: a service evaluation in a United Kingdom teaching hospital.
(2015-01)BACKGROUND: Despite being a commonly performed procedure, epidural catheter insertion has a significant failure rate. There is a lack of guidance as to how regularly the procedure should be performed in order to maintain ... -
Study investigating the role of skeletal muscle mass estimation in metastatic spinal cord compression
(2015-10)BACKGROUND: Age-related loss of functional muscle mass is associated with reduced functional ability and life expectancy. In disseminated cancer, age-related muscle loss may be exacerbated by cachexia and poor nutritional ... -
Recommendations for standards of monitoring during anaesthesia and recovery 2015: Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland.
(2016-01)This guideline updates and replaces the 4th edition of the AAGBI Standards of Monitoring published in 2007. The aim of this document is to provide guidance on the minimum standards for physiological monitoring of any ... -
Agitation: This reflective account is based on NS786 Pritchard JC, Brighty A (2015) Caring for older people experiencing agitation.
(2016-03)As a staff nurse on a surgical step-down unit, I care for patients with surgical needs who require monitoring. -
Audit of airway assessment and documentation for emergency patients at the Royal Derby Hospital
(2016-06)Various methods of airway assessment exist in order to enable prediction of the difficult airway, be it difficult direct laryngoscopy, difficult intubation or difficult mask ventilation [1]. It is recognised that one method ... -
Designing and delivering non-technical skills simulation based education in regional anaesthesia
(2017)In the last decade there has been rising interest in non-technical skills (NTS) in anaesthetic practice. These set of skills are important to maintain the efficiency of a working team and deliver high quality service. ... -
Ultrasound guided popliteal sciatic block combined with femoral nerve block for managing a high risk patient on apixaban for i&d of footabscess
(2017)Current guidance is to avoid peripheral nerve blocks in the presence of anticoagulation. However in certain situations, where the risks of alternative techniques are high, then it may be appropriate to perform these blocks ... -
AAGBI: Safer pre-hospital anaesthesia 2017: Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland.
(2017-01)St Mary's Major Trauma Centre, Imperial College, Military Pre-hospital Emergency Medicine, London, UK. Pre-hospital emergency anaesthesia with oral tracheal intubation is the technique of choice for trauma patients who ... -
Femoral Nerve Block Intervention in Neck of Femur Fracture (FINOF): a randomised controlled trial.
(2018-04)OBJECTIVE: Fractured neck of femur is a severely painful condition with significant mortality and morbidity. We investigated whether early and continuous use of femoral nerve block can improve pain on movement and mobility ... -
A randomised clinical trial comparing the 'sniffing' and neutral position using channelled (KingVision® ) and non-channelled (C-MAC® ) videolaryngoscopes
(2018-04)Head and neck position is one of the factors which can be associated with difficult videolaryngoscopy and tracheal intubation. This prospective randomised clinical trial compared 'sniffing' and neutral positions using a ... -
Acute presentation of a partially obstructing laryngeal tumour: adjuvant agents to gaseous induction of anaesthesia.
(2018-07)We present the case of a 53-year-old man who attended our emergency department with stridor. He had recently undergone investigation for possible glottis cancer. We discuss the airway management of such a case. We believe ... -
Beyond the fear of tetanus
(2018-07)While quoted as 'man's best friend', a commensal found commonly in the oral cavity of dogs can cause fulminant sepsis in humans. Although Clostridium tetani is prominent, few may know about Capnocytophaga carnimorsus. We ... -
A multicentre prospective cohort study of the accuracy of conventional landmark technique for cricoid localisation using ultrasound scanning.
(2018-07)Cricoid pressure is employed during rapid sequence induction to reduce the risk of pulmonary aspiration. Correct application of cricoid pressure depends on knowledge of neck anatomy and precise identification of surface ... -
Guidelines for the safe practice of total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA): Joint Guidelines from the Association of Anaesthetists and the Society for Intravenous Anaesthesia.
(2018-10)Guidelines are presented for safe practice in the use of intravenous drug infusions for general anaesthesia. When maintenance of general anaesthesia is by intravenous infusion, this is referred to as total intravenous ... -
Cancelled operations: a 7-day cohort study of planned adult inpatient surgery in 245 UK National Health Service hospitals.
(2018-10)BACKGROUND: Cancellation of planned surgery impacts substantially on patients and health systems. This study describes the incidence and reasons for cancellation of inpatient surgery in the UK NHS. METHODS: We conducted ... -
The efficacy of 'static' training interventions for improving indices of cardiorespiratory fitness in premenopausal females.
(2019-03)PURPOSE: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide. Many risk factors for CVD can be modified pharmacologically; however, uptake of medications is low, especially in asymptomatic people. Exercise ...
