Category Archives: Online critical airway training

Cuffed or uncuffed tubes? — Don’t Forget the Bubbles

Cite this article as: Davis, T. Cuffed or uncuffed tubes?, Don’t Forget the Bubbles, 2018. Available at:http://doi.org/10.31440/DFTB.17511The debate over uncuffed versus cuffed endotracheal tubes (ETTs) is a long-standing one. In a paper published in Pediatric Anesthesia this week, one paediatric critical care unit has published the results of their experience of introducing cuffed ETTs. Greaney… viaContinue reading “Cuffed or uncuffed tubes? — Don’t Forget the Bubbles”

IRIS Cricoid Pressure Trial & Deimplementation (Journal Club) — Nursing Education Network

Journal Club Article: Birenbaum, A., Hajage, D., Roche, S., Ntouba, A., Eurin, M., Cuvillon, P., … & Menut, R. (2018). Effect of Cricoid Pressure Compared With a Sham Procedure in the Rapid Sequence Induction of Anesthesia: The IRIS Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Surgery. Background: Cricoid pressure or Sellick’s maneuver (first described by Dr. Sellick inContinue reading “IRIS Cricoid Pressure Trial & Deimplementation (Journal Club) — Nursing Education Network”

Cricoid Continues Confounding!

The use of cricoid pressure during RSI by @EMNerd_ https://t.co/9q2aRcPXDM pic.twitter.com/PJDOxb0wPZ — the EMCrit Crew (@emcrit) October 18, 2018 JC: Cricoid Pressure and RSI, do we still need it? St Emlyn’s https://t.co/nTYVihnkLp pic.twitter.com/Bk4uOiX3pR — Saint Emlyn's (@stemlyns) October 20, 2018 https://t.co/osbbyUFgYT John Hinds' original talk about cricoid pressure from SMACC. — mike hurley (@m1kehurley) October 18,Continue reading “Cricoid Continues Confounding!”

EM Nerd-The Case of the Inferior Superiority — EMCrit Project

A perfect trial would require minimal statistical tools to assist in its analysis. Such a trial would be so large that the sample approached the true likeness of the broader population it intended to emulate, thus the risk of sampling error would be minimal. The confidence intervals surrounding the point estimates would be so minute,… viaContinue reading “EM Nerd-The Case of the Inferior Superiority — EMCrit Project”

JC: Cricoid Pressure and RSI, do we still need it? St Emlyn’s — St.Emlyn’s

St.Emlyn’s – Emergency Medicine #FOAMed This blog reviews the first large randomised controlled trial of cricoid pressure in emergency patients as published in JAMA Surgery, October 2018. Cricoid pressure is controversial. Although it has been taught in anaesthesia practice, since it’s original description by Sellick1, as an essential requirement when performing RSI, the evidence for… viaContinue reading “JC: Cricoid Pressure and RSI, do we still need it? St Emlyn’s — St.Emlyn’s”