Abstract: Hypotension in anaesthetized patients during aneurysm clipping: not as bad as expected? Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Hoff et al. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, 2008. Kindly brought to our attention courtesy of our colleague Dr. Romundstad at Oslo University Hospital.
Published in the Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine in 2015. “In this systematic review, we did not identify any studies that investigated the supine position and loss of airway patency in trauma patients. However, we found that the supine position was associated with worse airway patency in patients with reduced levels of consciousness in… Continue reading SJTREM – Review Article on Airway Patency in Supine, Unconscious Patients
Neurogenic Pulmonary Oedema by Dr John Griffiths of Anaesthesia UK. A very nice synopsis of this very relevant topic.
Hansebout et al. Updated Oct. 2014/ Literature review current through Dec. 2015. Read this UpToDate article here.
“Ideal intubation conditions should be obtained through the use of airway manipulation techniques and appropriate medication choice for rapid sequence intubation in patients who are neurologically injured.” Bucher et al, USA. Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2015 Dec. Read the abstract here.
Read the full text article from D´Souza here. Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology, 2015 Jul.
“The evidence of benefit of current strategies remains sparse.” Zwerus et al, The Netherlands. Current Opinions in Anesthesiology, 2015 Aug. Read abstract from the article here.
“…update on the relationship between anesthesia and intraoperative hemodynamic complications, early postanesthesia recovery, postoperative pain and postoperative nausea and vomiting after craniotomy.” Bigotta et al, Italy. Current Opinion in Anesthesiology, 2013 Oct. Abstract available here.
Nice reading from Pasternak et al. Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology, 2014 Apr. Read the abstract here.
“…PEEP has no significant effect on cerebral and systemic hemodynamics…” Interesting reading about the effects of peep ! Effects of PEEP on the intracranial system of patients with head injury and subarachnoid hemorrhage: the role of respiratory system compliance. Caricato et al, Italy. The Journal of Trauma, 2005 Mar. Abstract available here.
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