Nephrectomies are usually performed under general anaesthesia alone or in combi-nation with regional anaesthesia and rarely under regional anaesthesia alone. We report themanagement of a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with a history of recurrentspontaneous pneumothorax undergoing nephrectomy under regional anaesthesia alone
Technological advancements in imaging and intervention have allowed many disease processes to be treated outside of the operating room (OR). These advancements have provided alternative treatments to patients who are considered too high a risk or too unstable for traditional surgical procedures. As a result, there has been considerable increase in use of various levels of procedural sedation, i…
Appropriate supervision has been shown to reduce medical errors in anesthesiology residents and other trainees across various specialties. Nonetheless, supervision of pediatric anesthesiology fellows has yet to be evaluated. The main objective of this survey investigation was to evaluate supervision of pediatric anesthesiology fellows in the United States. We hypothesized that there was an in…
Procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA) has become a widespread practice given the increasing demand to relieve anxiety, discomfort and pain during invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. The role of, and credentialing required by, anaesthesiologists and practitioners performing PSA has been debated for years in different guidelines. For this reason, the European Society of Anaesthesiol…
It is unknown if variation in tracheal intubation practice and outcomes exist across PICUs in different geographical regions. We hypothesized there would be differences in the process of care and adverse outcomes for tracheal intubation across PICUs in six different geographical regions (New Zealand, Japan, Singapore, Germany, India, and North America