Category Anaesthesiology
Thomas Philip Ayre (1901-1979) 340

T. Philip Ayre

Thomas Philip Ayre (1901-1979) was an English anaesthetist. Ayre is most well-known for his eponymous T-piece, a device which revolutionised anaesthesia for babies and children.

Francis Rynd (1801-1861) 680

Francis Rynd

Francis Rynd (1801 – 1861) was an Irish physician. Arguably the inventor of the hypodermic needle, performing and recording the results of the first hypodermic injection on June 3rd 1844.

SARS-CoV-2 the novel coronavirus of COVID-19 340

Apnoeic CPAP for oxygenation

Dr Stacey Turner demonstrates the pros and cons of different strategies for apnoeic CPAP for pre-oxygenation of COVID-19 patients prior to intubation (video).