Tracheo-esophageal fistula
Tracheo-esophageal fistula the most important cause of an inspiratory air leak in an intubated / tracheostomsied patient
Coroner’s clot
OVERVIEW The ‘Coroner’s clot’ is an occult clot of blood remaining in the nasopharynx behind the soft palate following local surgery or trauma that has the potential to cause fatal airway obstruction following extubation/ removal of a supraglottic airway device (SAD) So named…
Suction Assisted Laryngoscopy Airway Decontamination (SALAD)
Suction Assisted Laryngoscopy Airway Decontamination (SALAD) is the term coined by Jim Du Canto and colleagues for a suction technique used to preventing airway soiling during laryngoscopy when there is profuse regurgitation
Unplanned extubation
Unplanned extubation of mechanically ventilated patients is relatively common ( 0·5% to 14·2% of ICU patients in most studies, higher in a few outliers)
Video laryngoscopy
Video laryngoscopy: multiple types of video-assisted laryngoscope devices are available. Four step procedure (Mouth - Screen - Mouth - Screen):
Upper Airway Obstruction in a Child
This is an airway emergency with upper airway obstruction in a paediatric patient.
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 101
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 101 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, some medical trivia FFFF.
Ultrasound Case 061
A 69 year old alcoholic patient presents with severe epigastric pain radiating through to his back. You are asked to exclude an abdominal aortic aneurysm and take a look with ultrasound.
Ultrasound Case 040
A 22 year old man presents with abdominal pain and diarrhoea. He has 3 months of intermittent diarrhoea sometimes with blood, accompanied with weight loss and abdominal discomfort.
Mastering Intensive Care 038 with June Goh
Episode 38: Andrew Davies interviews June Goh - Leading by creating a family-like department culture (SG-ANZICS special episode)
Top 10 Food for Emergencies
Every emergency department needs to keep a well-stocked pantry. No, not just so that the night staff can survive the torture of middle-of the-night hunger pains. Different types of food can save lives in medical emergencies, or at least help take away a whole lot of suffering...Top ten list of food items that could help in a medical emergency
Ultrasound Case 060
An 80 year old woman arrests in your department. She had presented an hour earlier with back pain. You start to prepare for a subcostal view of the heart and this is what you see.