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I feel like I might not understand—are people using the pumps to deliver an induction dose rather than just a few different syringes?

Impressive hold

Trying to get to WAMM in November—maybe then?

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It remains hard to believe this has happened (twice!) but I’m hopeful when seeing how much the tide feels to be turning against him again: www.economist.com/interactive/...

I’m mostly trying to point out here—just off the top of my head there’s at least a few really good reasons to keep a VL MAC blade as an option

Mind you, I acknowledge that a HAVL can in general achieve the best view in the largest portion of patients, but have always been taught that is different from getting an ETT in place, easily. Particularly with things like a DLT, you’re gonna have a harder time with an HAVL

Really? I guess depends on what style you’re using, and I’ll admit a couple of them might be easier, but in general most tubes in most patients are most easily placed with less bends.

Exactly

Alright—we have different experiences. Good luck trying to get one of those metal laser tubes in with a hyperangulated blade

Indeed, funny bends, funny material, funny sizes, funny internal diameters not permitting a rigid hyperangulated stylet.

Double lumen, laser, nasal, neuromonitoring, etc

I will say—any time I’m putting in a specialized tube I prefer a Mac blade. My experience is that it makes the delivery of tube easier—probably worth looking to see whether the data shows that to be true

Hold up—an awake intubation via an SGA? I’m curious how that would work—and what the indication for the awake intubation would be. Or is that simply to get practice with a fiberoptic through a conduit in an already anesthetized patient?

Would say only if you have another solid indication. Also, most low volume situations better solved with other types of cannulas

Before doing say a TEE or TTE?

The glidescope go at this point.

A solution without a problem that also makes a lot more problems in my experience

Horrifying news out of Minnesota this morning as political violence takes the lives of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark. @Chasten and I are holding their loved ones in our hearts and praying for State Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette as they recover.

How should I deal with a rude colleague?

Confronting poor behaviour from someone you work with can seem difficult but there are ways to respond, @abirimmer.bsky.social hears
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Do you use ketamine as part of your routine clinical practice? Richards et al review the diverse effects of ketamine and its benefits in clinical practice. #ketamine #anaesthesia #perioperative #analgesia #surgery

www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S000...

Recommendations for the peri-operative management of patients taking GLP-1 RAs and GIPs

#AnSky #MedSky #GLP1

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17 UK anaesthetists interviewed by a psychologist on their experience of #eFONA for #CICO

2 meta themes emerged:

1. Making the decision is the hardest part; the doing is easier

2. What helps make the decision?

https://buff.ly/40ADHX6

#AnSky #MedSky #airway #AirwaySky #anaesthesia

Summary of key considerations in the anaesthetic management of oncological disease in pregnancy

• Management of pregnancy in patients with cancer
• Management of cancer surgery in pregnant patients

#AnSky #MedSky #OncSky #ObSky

https://buff.ly/40sCzoq

The Association of Anaesthetists have published new guidelines on blood components & their alternatives!

Tranexamic acid has been proven to ⬇️ bleeding in most surgical settings.

But what dose of TXA should you use in different clinical contexts?

#AnSky #MedSky #HaemSky

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I've done an unusual number of mentoring calls this week, and one thing I'd like to remind everyone is, you are enough, and you can't forget how far you've come. You're most likely in the best position you've ever been in to build on top of everything you've done until this point.

2025 American Society of Anesthesiologists Practice Advisory for Perioperative Care of Older Adults Scheduled for Inpatient Surgery - PubMed 2025 American Society of Anesthesiologists Practice Advisory for Perioperative Care of Older Adults Scheduled for Inpatient Surgery

Practice advisory for periop care of older adults
tinyurl.com/3rjejnn6
Big take home:
-So many more Q vs A
-So much room for ⬆️quality, pt-oriented research
@anesthesiology.bsky.social

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This Viewpoint describes the World Medical Association's comprehensive revision of the Declaration of Helsinki on its 60th anniversary.

https://ja.ma/3BZEk3b

Love the #Lions, but inexcusable to leave all the starters in up 3+ scores. Hoping that Zeitler isn’t seriously injured