THE PITT serves up hour after hour of hectic emergency room cases, in addition to the emotional trials and tribulations of its appealing characters.…
Numerous cases included mistakes regarding endotracheal intubation in emergent situations—specifically delayed endotracheal intubation, an erroneous choice of an alternative airway when an endotracheal intubation…
The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) just published a 2022 update on their ASA Difficult Airway Algorithm Guidelines. The 2022 document is a revision of the…
You’re the anesthesiologist on call on a Saturday night. A patient arrives at the Emergency Room complaining that he ate piece of steak one…
Every anesthesia practitioner dreads airway disasters. Anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists are airway experts, but anesthesia professionals are often the only person in the operating…
Clinical Case for Discussion: You are called at 0200 hours to anesthetize a 50-year-old man who is bleeding from his palate. He is…