“Worse-case estimates are that during an individual anaesthetist’s career they may use 50,400 50 ml syringes, equating to 1.66 tonnes of plastic waste” 🔓‘‘TIVA from a bottle’ – a method for reducing plastic waste during total intravenous anaesthesia’ 👉ow.ly/aO2S50Mw3Lu

I think it’s easy to forget that seasoned anaesthesiologists have taken part in many (many) more surgical procedures than any single surgeon. The typical anaesthesiologist is more likely to have seen the perils, pitfalls, and grave complications as a simple function of volume.

Vandaag wint de partij van schreeuwers op een tractor en verliezen alle verpleegkundigen die slechts met een spandoek naar Den Haag kwamen en daarna weer met gevaar voor eigen leven andere mensen hielpen voor schandalig salaris. Door een hek kunnen rijden is beslissend geweest.

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs have immune modulatory effects in animal models and significantly affect outcome. In clinical studies, however, the immune-modulating effects of these drugs on perioperative outcome are much less evident. Learn more: ow.ly/3S0950Nijzc

You've probably heard that Bicarbonate has to turn into CO2 to raise the pH. “Don’t give bicarb if you can’t increase ventilation.” But how much CO2 is there in an amp of sodium bicarbonate? A bicarb 🧵 1/

If you’re interested in trauma then this podcast from PHEM_cast on vasopressors in trauma is a must ! Yes, controversial topic but a great basis for discussion in your department. Great shownotes/links! phemcast.co.uk/2023/04/27/vas… #foamed #trauma #foamcc Clare Bosanko Tim Nutbeam

Summary: don't do stupid stuff. ABGs should NEVER be used to exclude oesophageal intubation. If there is not sustained exhaled CO2 and it is not considered dangerous to remove the tube, just pull it out and ventilate with FM or SGA.

The key finding of this systematic review by the ILCOR BLS TF is the paucity of evidence, with control groups, to inform treatment guidelines for resuscitation in drowning. 🔗 sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #ResusTwitter

Today, ASA released guidance that suggests patients taking popular medications for diabetes and weight loss, such as Ozempic and Trulicity, should stop before elective surgery to reduce the risk of complications associated with anesthesia. Read more: ow.ly/hFja50P0Hvu

Intracranial Pressure Monitoring for Acute Brain Injured Patients: When, How, What Should We Monitor CCR Journal Watch criticalcarereviews.com/latest-evidenc… Get the latest critical care literature every weekend via the CCR Newsletter - subscribe at criticalcarereviews.com/newsletters/su…

Sumit your abstract to WSM 2024 for your chance to be published in the world's number 1 anaesthetic journal, Anaesthesia 👉ow.ly/C4ll50P0xst

💊 #Ecstasygebruik is nooit veilig. Ken de risico’s. Daarvoor pleit Esther Croes, projectleider van de Monitor Drugsincidenten. 📑In de eerste blog van haar blogserie bespreekt ze het onvoorspelbare risico van #ecstasy: de dood. 👉Lees het hier: trimbos.nl/actueel/blogs/…

🆕Evidence-based Clinical Practice Guidelines on #PDPH 🙏Thanks to the 21 contributors from six different societies. 🆓 Executive summary JAMA Network Open 👇 🔗jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman… 🆓 Full report Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine soon 🧵Thread sharing some key findings 1/10

Want to know the secret to saving dramatically more patients from cardiac arrest? Its not Epi, DSED, ECMO, POCUS or Heads-up CPR… 1. Train most of the public how to perform CPR (eg require it in high school), and 2. Make AEDs (defibrillators) widely available.

Dit is echt ongelooflijk.. >150 wetenschappers, meerdere vakbonden en de meerderheid van de 2e kamer adviseerden om tegen te stemmen. Maar MinisterN_S negeert dat advies gewoon. Best brutaal als niet-inhoudelijk expert of wetenschappelijk onderlegde minister..

Really enjoyed the last 3 days at the The ATACC Group ATACC Faculty. Great course, amazing team! #teamblue

A long time coming - check out our work on my favourite topic, mental practice for scary procedures. Big thanks to Christopher Hicks Mel 💙 and everyone who graciously let me interview them for this.

When there’s no sugammadex sticker

Schrijf je snel in! Nog een aantal plakken beschikbaar. 15 juni! Jorrit van Wees Loes Bruijstens Rebecca Dijkhoff Stef Bouman Katharina Poelwijk-Leong Patricia Riezebos Rhasna Bhagwanbali bob funnekotter dara-esra.nl/borst-buikwand…