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How imoprtant is Therapeutic Hypothermia ? what are the steps ? whom not to cool?

post arrest hypothermia how hot a topic is it? how do you do it? what are the major steps? what are the literatures?
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Neck mass after Subclavian line insertion !

Interesting case: Immediately after placing a right Subclavian line in a patient with subarachnoid hemorrhage, a 10 X 15 cm mass appeared over the mandible as seen in this picture …
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anaesthesia techniques for 70 yr old patient with history of cerebrovascular attack 2 yr back, now recovered fully, posted for total knee replacement

anaesthesia techniques for 70 yr old patient with history of cerebrovascular attack 2 yr back now recovered fully posted for total knee replacement
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I anaesthetised a GA LSCS but could not intubate or ventilate. While the patient survived, she is still intubated in ICU.

I had a horrible experience this week. I was the sole anaesthetic registrar on for the night shift for our tertiary maternity hospital. Just after 2am there was a call for a crash …
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Difficult airway scenario — awake LMA insertion

A case of interest, maybe. Outpt knee arthroscopy with quick sports medicine surgeon (Philadelphia Eagles team doctor), usually done with GA and an LMA 64 y/o BMI 45, with PMHx of …
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How to best anaesthetise a stabbing victim with the knife still in situ in his thoracic spine?

A 28 year old male presents to the Emergency Department after being stabbed in the thoracic spine area with a non-serrated 10cm steak knife. The patient transported himself to the …
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Is it safe to use Cell Saver blood salvage in a cesarean section?

I have recently reviewed in our antenatal/anesthesia clinic a 32 year old, 24 weeks pregnant, G3P2. The patient has had two previous cesarean sections (the first emergent) and is n …
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Cautionary tale: Beware the anesthesia plan that is not your own

I had an experience as a trainee that highlights the danger of using another anesthetist's plan, as well as the trap of overly complicating your anesthetic. 32 year old woman with …
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Anaesthetising a 62 year old with CREST syndrome for pop-tibial bypass

Our vascular surgeons have booked a 62 year old man for politeal-tibial bypass for peripheral vascular disease. The case presents a few challenges, with the patient also having: …