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Latrogenic gastric perforation during laparoscopy presenting on anaesthesia monitor.
(Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons in England, Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2014-07-01)Unfortunately, in the era of minimal access surgery, visceral injuries due to laparoscopic port insertion are common. Most such injuries are diagnosed on direct vision through a laparoscope camera. We report a case of ... -
Standard and flexible tip bougie for tracheal intubation using a non-channelled hyperangulated videolaryngoscope: a randomised comparison.
(Anaesthesia, Wiley., 2022-09-06)Bougie impingement during tracheal intubation can increases the likelihood of prolonged intubation time, failed intubation and airway trauma. A flexible tip bougie may overcome this problem, which can occur when using a ... -
Priority cases for remifentanil use and inhaled anaesthesia
(British Medical Journal (BMJ), BMJ Publishing Group, 2022-07-15)No abstract available. -
The third ultrasound dimension in anaesthesia and intensive care.
(British Journal of Anaesthesia, Elsevier, 2015-03-01)No abstract available. -
A randomized controlled trial comparing intravenous lidocaine infusion with thoracic epidural for perioperative analgesia and quality of recovery after surgery in laparoscopic left-sided colon and sphincter-sparing rectal resection surgery.
(Cureus, Cureus Inc., 2022-04-02)Background Protocols for Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) have been constantly evolving, and the best method of managing perioperative pain, especially in laparoscopic surgeries, is still debatable. The primary goal ... -
Positioning of the anaesthetised patient during robotically assisted laparoscopic surgery: perioperative staff experiences.
(Journal of Perioperative Practice, SAGE Publications, 2016-03-01)Safe, patient centred care is a large part of our trust values at the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust. Robotic assisted laparoscopic surgery (RALS) is still in its infancy within our trust, and we decided to look at what we ... -
Psychological distress and trauma during the COVID-19 pandemic: survey of doctors practising anaesthesia, intensive care medicine, and emergency medicine in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.
(British Journal of Anaesthesia, Elsevier, 2021-08-01)No abstract available. -
Role of multimodal anaesthetic in post-operative analgesic requirement for robotic assisted radical prostatectomy.
(Urologia Journal, Sage Journals, 2021-08-02)Purpose: Robotic assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RARP) is considered as standard of care for surgical management of localised prostate cancer. Procedure specific postoperative pain management (PROSPECT) ... -
An integrative review of method types used in the study of medication error during anaesthesia: implications for estimating incidence.
(British Journal of Anaesthesia, Elsevier, 2021-09-01)To meet the WHO vision of reducing medication errors by 50%, it is essential to know the current error rate. We undertook an integrative review of the literature, using a systematic search strategy. We included studies ... -
A safe approach to percutaneous tracheostomy for COVID-19 patients in intensive care.
(Cureus, Cureus Inc., 2021-04-24)The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has placed a burden on critical care facilities worldwide. Patients who remain critically unwell with COVID-19 require prolonged periods of ventilation, and the burden of both ... -
Audio/visual recording of doctors in hospitals: guideline from the Association of Anaesthetists.
(Anaesthesia, Wiley, 2020-07-15)Guidelines are presented that summarise the legal position regarding the audio/visual recording of doctors and others in hospitals. In general, there are few, if any, legal grounds for refusing a request by patients to ... -
Guidelines for day-case surgery 2019: guidelines from the Association of Anaesthetists and the British Association of Day Surgery.
(Anaesthesia, Wiley, 2019-04-08)Guidelines are presented for the organisational and clinical management of anaesthesia for day-case surgery in adults and children. The advice presented is based on previously published recommendations, clinical studies ... -
Postgraduate education and specialty training in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine during the COVID-19 pandemic: experience from a large teaching hospital in the United Kingdom
(Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy, Termedia Publishing House Ltd., 2020-12-04)No abstract available. -
Ultrasound assessment of gastric insufflation in obese patients receiving transnasal humidified rapid-insufflation ventilatory exchange during general anesthesia induction
(Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao - Journal of Southern Medical University, Southern Medical University, 2020-11-30)Objective: To assess the effect of transnasal humidified rapid-insufflation ventilatory exchange (THRIVE) on gastric insufflation during general anesthesia induction in obese patients. Methods: Ninety obese patients ... -
Upper trunk block for shoulder analgesia with potential phrenic nerve sparing: a preliminary anatomical report.
(Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine, BMJ Publishing, 2019-08-19)Background and objectives: Ipsilateral phrenic nerve palsy (PNP) is an undesirable side of conventional approaches to interscalene brachial plexus blocks. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate whether or not the ... -
Logistic early warning scores to predict death, cardiac arrest or unplanned intensive care unit re-admission after cardiac surgery.
(Anaesthesia, Wiley, 2020-02)NHS England recently mandated that the National Early Warning Score of vital signs be used in all acute hospital trusts in the UK despite limited validation in the postoperative setting. We undertook a multicentre UK study ... -
Anesthetic management of a parturient with Shone's syndrome: case report with review of literature.
(Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2021-8-01)Background: Shone's syndrome is a rare complex congenital cardiac condition, characterised by a supra-valvular mitral ring, parachute deformity of the mitral valve, aortic stenosis and coarctation of the aorta. Case: ...