Lower risk of pneumothorax than SCVLow infection ratesSite of choice in obesityLess comfortable for patients than SCVSubclavian vein (SCV)Lowest infection riskComfortable for patientsUseful in trauma or patients with spinal immobilizationHarder…
Figure 31.1 Safer Intubation Checklist. Reproduced with permission from Tim Bowles, RTIC. Paediatric intensive care retrieval services Whether you are a career paediatric anaesthetist or not, if you work in…
Premixed morning insulin: Halve morning dose and omit lunchtime dose; check blood glucose on admissionGive usual morning insulin dose(s); omit lunchtime dose; check blood glucose on admissionStop until eating and…
Examples of sizing for paediatric airway equipment are given in Table 28.1. All these sizes are estimations and should not be seen as absolute. We have calculated the weights according…
Figure 32.1 WHO analgesic ladder – 3-step approach. The WHO ladder was updated in 1996 and the five main recommendations were [2,3]: 1) ‘By mouth’ – administer analgesics orally whenever…
The key to safe surgical care is effective team work and communication in combination with the use of evidence-based interventions. The WHO checklist combines all of these. The implementation of…
Figure 20.1 Oxford Help pillow. What will be your anaesthetic technique? Thorough preoperative assessment is required. A cardiorespiratory referral and investigations or continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for obstructive sleep…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 35 National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance Laura Fulton Returning to Work in Anaesthesia, ed. Emma Plunkett, Emily Johnson and Anna Pierson….
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 34 National Audit Project (NAP) summaries Fran Haigh and Anna Pierson Returning to Work in Anaesthesia, ed. Emma Plunkett, Emily Johnson and Anna Pierson. Published…
15 mg/kg IV (>3/12 old, max 60 mg/kg/day)Max. 500 mg if <50kgMax daily dose if <3/12 old, 60 mg/kg/dayFor term neonates (>38/40 – 3/12 old), IV dose 10 mg/kg TDSIbuprofen400…
