Extubation is the process of removal of the endotracheal tube representing transition from a well-protected to an unprotected airway, performed with the anticipation that the airway will be protected by protective reflexes. Extubation in a patient with difficult airway, anticipated…
Local Anesthetics
An Excellent article on Local Anesthetics [pdfviewer]http://www.anesthesiaworld.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/LA.pdf[/pdfviewer]
Predicting Fluid Responsiveness During Low Tidal Volume Ventilation
An interesting article from the journal of critical care medicine. [pdfviewer]http://www.anesthesiaworld.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/The_Changes_in_Pulse_Pressure_Variation_or_Stroke.96741.pdf[/pdfviewer]
Non Invasive Ventilation
NIV is application of positive pressure ventilation without the use of a definitive airway such as endotracheal (ET) tube or Tracheostomy which preserves the patient’s ability to speak, eat, maintains cough reflex, reduces the need for sedation, avoids potential airway trauma and reduces the risk of nosocomial pneumonia
Perioperative cardiac arrest: Causes, Management and Prevention
Cardiac arrest on table is a nightmare for the anesthesiologist and the entire surgical team. Knowledge of the patient, predisposing factors, early detection, aggressive resuscitation and post resuscitation care are the key elements leading to a successful outcome and also…
Vasopressors in anaesthesia and critical care: what we should know?
Vasopressors are used frequently by the anaesthesiologists and intensivists, both inside the operation theatres (OT) and in intensive care unit (ICU) in the management of hypotension due to various causes. Following is a review of use of different vasopressors commercially…
Peripheral Venous Access
Venous access is an essential prerequisite for safe anaesthesia and is as much required in several other clinical situations. It can be peripheral, central or peripherally inserted central venous cannulation. Peripheral venous access can be easy, difficult or rarely impossible.…
Bimanual Laryngoscopy
Video laryngoscopes
New tools for Difficult Airway Management Introduction Technological innovations have played a vital role in development of specialty of anesthesia. From the time Robert Macintosh introduced the direct laryngoscope for endotracheal intubation, it has remained the gold standard, save for…
General Public
You might be undergoing a surgery or might have had one. Or your beloved ones may …… You may have good or unpleasant memories of lying on the table in OT, breathing some gases,or injection here and there………… Welcome to…