Percutaneous tracheostomy(PCT) is an alternative to the conventional surgical tracheostomy. The advantages are that it is simple, minimally invasive and reliable procedure which can be done at the bedside for a critically ill patient on a ventilator.The incidence of complications is very low with this technique.
Uncommon Complications of Spinal Anaesthesia
Medication and technical errors continue to occur from time to time in anaesthesia practice contributing to preventable morbidity and mortality. In this literature review, rare and delayed complications following spinal anaesthesia are discussed. 1. Accidental injection of wrong drugs into…
APPROACH TO DIFFICULT AIRWAY
Introduction Difficult airway (DA) is a clinical situation where a conventionally trained anaesthesiologist encounters difficulty in different aspects of management of the airway which include mask ventilation, laryngoscopy, video laryngoscopy, insertion of supraglottic airway device (SAD) and endotracheal intubation. At…