Category: Techniques

Types of Laryngoscope Blades

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MacIntosh->curved The MacIntosh series laryngoscopes, predominant choice of the curved blade types. Miller->straight Developed in conjunction with the late Dr. Robert A. Miller of San Antonio, Texas. It is the most popular of the straight blade types. McCoy blade with adjustable hinged tip which improve visualisation of the cords in the setting of a difficult intubation […]

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Laryngeal Mask Airway

Classic LMA Specifications Mask Size(1) [weight < 5 kg] inflation volume: 4 mgMask Size(1.5) [weight 5 – 10 kg] inflation volume: 7 mgMask Size(2) [weight 10 – 20 kg] inflation

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Aestiva Gas Machine Operation Checklist

ITEM Who performs? Frequency to Check How to Check? Notes/Rationale FDA # System Switch to STANDBY position. Provider AND Tech Daily Standby position allows cessation of minimum oxygen flow so that st

Acute Pain Management

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Pain that is well managed during and immediately after surgery improves the health of patients (by decreasing physiologic stress) and the potential for chronic pain. Nociception (pain sensation) is not hard-wired into the body. Instead, it is a dynamic process wherein persistent painful stimuli can sensitize the system and either make pain management difficult or […]

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Spinal, Epidural and Caudal

Central neuraxial anesthesia is the injection of local anesthetic around the spinal cord to provide analgesia in the abdomen, pelvis or lower extremities. It is divided into either spinal (injection i

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