I didn't say you have to give 1 mg atropine and wait what happens. If you can titrate MDZ why not titrate atropine, with the roof dosis of 1 mg Nowadays I use...
there is no reason to use thin catheters. It sounds ridiculous to insert them with Touhy needles, even 18G and then insert through the wide hole a thin...
Ivan, That's just it, Nurses trained in advanced airway management, NOT CRNAs. Patients will continue to be at risk because GI docs are greedy for the fees,...
the concern i see here too, is that a 74 yr old with resting HR of 38 to 44 to 50, with HTN, could possibly be at risk for ischemic event if tachycardia...
Pedro, can you do a continuous spinal in a patient < 50 yrs of age ? That's what I am talking about. Ivan Hronek MD On Jul 1, 2009, at 12:36 AM, Pedro Klinger...
First, it's only a preliminary hearing, so there's a way to go before there's any final decision. Then, given the specifications for the person doing the...
Hi, Every body ! I would like to know what is the price of a glidescope in your country? It is 13000$ , here. Sincerely Yours Dr. Ali Amoushahi, MD,...
Paul had a nice way of dripping Lidocaine in the CO2 tubing port while holding a little Valsalva with the bag with a deflated ETT cuff so it gets under it. Of...
Ivan, I do not see why the field of view is over-emphasized (maybe it's marketing). All you need is a device that provides you an acceptable field of view,...
i think the absolute way to prevent bucking, which bridges the gap beteen a deep extubation and an awake/bucking extubation, is just to remove the ett at...
its about the same price here in california. 11,000 to 15,000 depending on how many you buy, etc... the problem with the glidscope is that in extremely...
Dear All, I have a patient submitted to " Percutaneous Dilatational tracheostomy " with INR is 1.7 . Any suggestions?? Hossam A.Rahman MD. Anesthesia Dept. IMC...
any more details? on coumadin? hasnt been held long enough? if not an emergency, id hold off on it until the INR is about 1.3 maybe 1.5. if absolutely have...
I gree the angle of view number may not be as important perhaps. However, whenyou use the Storz in a patient you get such a magnificent view on the screen that...
Ed, I just posted it, there is o e available on Ebay at $3250 Ivan Hronek MD On Jul 1, 2009, at 10:34 AM, ebaktanian <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote: its...
what's the risk of laryngospasm at such a small concentration of agent when pulling LMA? seems to me it goes against what we're taught. dino kattato crna...
I use higher doses of narcotics, lidocaine ointment, and allow the patient to breathe spontaneously through the ETT whenever possible. My patients seem to...
Of course you can, that are the best indications, why you wuoldn't? pedro klinger ... De: Ivan Hronek <ivanhronek@...> Asunto: Re: [ai] Pre Operative...
In cases in which this is a major factor, I intubate through the Air- Q, then remove the ETT at the end of the case following the return of spontaneous...
Patients under the age of 50 are at risk of a postspinal headache if you use a 17 or 18 gauge Tuohy or Husted needle and insert an epidural catheter. Ivan...
The literature does not support Lidocaine gel of ointment as there were more emergence phenomena in those patients - the idea is some of it may be staying in...
ive seen the air-q but never used it. how do patients tolerate the airq being in when waking up? dont they bite down on it? how do you remove it? i would...
sorry, I understood patients over 50, my fault. But yes, you can, obviously not for each hernia patient, but if the bedrest seemd to be long you can do it. The...
high dose narcotic does seem to work, but still not predictable and in difficult airways that would be an issue as they would just obstruct once the tube is...
No bucking, just strange looks on their faces! Bucking happens with tubes in the trachea. Supraglottic airways can be placed easily with sedation in all...
ill try that again. a few times ive had patietns emerge quicker than expected and reflexively then bite down on the lma. once ive had to give a dose of...
Why take it out early... There is a bite block on the Air Q on the Supreme and the Igel soot works as an oral airway..and better ! I take it out when they...