Acute Pain Targets
This post has been inspired by an excellent article by @anaestricks (Dr. Gavin Doolan http://anaestricks.tumblr.com ) entitled Acute Pain Targets. Here Gavin drew a simple diagram of...
NIV: thoughts and tips
Non Invasive Ventilation (NIV) comes in a variety of forms, machines and names. It is something that has really changed the way we manage some...
Clinical case 067: awake intubation procrastination.
Had an interesting case this week. A middle-aged woman who had developed a slowly growing submandibular swelling over a week and was now not r...
Spinal injury sequelae
I have seen a run of nasty spinal injuries recently. This has gotten me thinking about the management of the things that go wrong after a...
Ketamine sedation – what do like with your special K?
I must declare a “conflict of interest”. I love ketamine, therefore anything you read from here on in is likely seriously biased. Ketamine has had...