Unanticipated difficult airway management in children — the consensus statement of the Paediatric Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Section and the Airway Management Section of the Polish Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy
Tag Archives: paediatric
General Awareness
The core job when you reach for general anaesthesia is to provide a general lack of awareness. So what about when it doesn’t work? The person making the coffee sort of has to make the coffee right. I’m pretty sure newsreaders serve the primary function of reading the words about the news. Near as IContinue reading “General Awareness”
Management of pediatric ‘cannot intubate, cannot oxygenate’
Worth a read to better understand this rare emergency Management of pediatric ‘cannot intubate, cannot oxygenate’
When the going gets tough – comparing tools in difficult airways — Songs or Stories
Difficult airways in kids might be mostly predicted but that’s not the end of them being difficult. How do we go with the tools we choose? By Andrew Weatherall Kids’ anaesthetists spend a lot of time drawing bows of varying lengths. There is an awful lot of time spent reading a variety of things aboutContinue reading “When the going gets tough – comparing tools in difficult airways — Songs or Stories”
Dont Forget My Bubbles 2018 gathering in greatest city on Earth!
DFTB's latest post – Save the Date – DFTB18 https://t.co/aNVybsnt4z pic.twitter.com/n6UJs7e4JM — DFTB Team (@DFTBubbles) September 27, 2017
Dr Andrew Weatherall was asked to do a talk
Dr Andrew Weatherall was asked to do a talk covering things from the parent’s perspective when it’s time for bad news. Here is the bibliography. Although often I’d produce the whole talk as a post, I think the crew at Don’t Forget the Bubbles are planning on releasing a recorded version of the talk atContinue reading “Dr Andrew Weatherall was asked to do a talk”
Just a little prick
Putting a cannula in kids can be… well, an experience. Dr Andrew Weatherall has a collection of tips and tricks that might just be useful. Cannulas. Little people. Not always a match made in heaven. At the joint I work doing kids’ anaesthesia, we often note that they are the great leveller because it […] viaContinue reading “Just a little prick”
Reboot kids RSI
Respect for the classics doesn’t mean being stuck with them. Here’s a refresher on why you might not want to do RSI like they used to by Dr Andrew Weatherall. This one is a cross post picked up from the paeds anaesthesia site he chips in on, http://www.songsorstories.com Everything in medicine needs the occasional reboot.Continue reading “Reboot kids RSI”
Paediatric intubation
Another talk from the 'Paediatric Emergencies Intubation Course' just released – Intubation in Special Circumstances https://t.co/ZRuXibcFLn pic.twitter.com/ju4P44BDmr — Chris Flannigan (@PaedEmergencies) May 29, 2017
Paediatric Retrieval
When I’m not working in the emergency department, playing with my children or doing DFTB ‘stuff’ I work for the state retrieval service. As the name Adult Retrieval Victoria implies I spend my time moving and coordinating the movement of critically ill or injured adults around the state. There is a dearth of retrieval textbooks… viaContinue reading “Paediatric Retrieval”
Sedating kids in strange spots
This post is based on a talk prepared by Dr Andrew Weatherall for the South African Society of Anesthesiologists Congress for 2017 held in Johannesburg. As invited faculty I think when they first offered this the plan was to do sedation in the dental chair. Which I’ve never done. And this is for a refresher […]Continue reading “Sedating kids in strange spots”
An introduction to mechanical ventilation of the critically ill child
Podcast providing an introduction to mechanical ventilation of the critically ill child.https://t.co/UOkAvFyWQm pic.twitter.com/uVg2t4Glyo — Chris Flannigan (@csflannigan) February 13, 2017
Apnoeic oxygenation in kids
Airway management is just a little bit different in kids. Sometimes it is tough. So wouldn’t you like more time to sort it out? Andrew Weatherall has a quick look at an exploration of THRIVE in kids. There are plenty of challenges in paediatric anaesthesia. Little veins. Stressed parents. Plus every time you turn aroundContinue reading “Apnoeic oxygenation in kids”
A Weight on the Chest – Anterior Mediastinal Mass — Songs or Stories
There are a few conditions which make the most experienced paeds anaesthetists take a deep breath in. Anterior mediastinal mass is right up there. Here’s a quick trawl through stuff that’s out there by Andrew Weatherall. Imagine this patient. They are 7 years old. They’ve turned up to the emergency department with fevers. Quite highContinue reading “A Weight on the Chest – Anterior Mediastinal Mass — Songs or Stories”
The program for DFTB17 is live! — Don’t Forget the Bubbles
The DFTB team have been working very hard, along with the rest of the organising committee, to put together a great program for DFTB17. And now you can see it for yourself. View the DFTB17 Program DFTB17 is a brand new acute paediatric conference. It will cover cutting-edge research and insight into paediatric… via The programContinue reading “The program for DFTB17 is live! — Don’t Forget the Bubbles”
Prehospital and Retrieval Medicine - THE PHARM dedicated to the memory of Dr John Hinds 