In today's episode, part 2 of our series about paediatric anaesthesia, we discuss the last two of three cases with special guest, Dr Paul Lee-Archer.

Spoiler alert! The cases we are discussing are the paediatric cases from the only anaesthetic viva sitting in 2020. If you want to avoid listening in order to try and receive these vivas as practice for your exam preparation, that's absolutely a great idea. Don't forget to listen after your practice vivas, though!

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Thanks for listening, and happy studying.

Resources for today's episodes:

Emergence delirium after paediatric anaesthesia: new strategies in avoidance and treatment by S. Nair and A. Wolf:
https://bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349(17)30179-8/fulltext 

Paediatric massive transfusion by S. Blain and N. Paterson:
https://academic.oup.com/bjaed/article/16/8/269/2364823

Dilemmas in the preoperative assessment of children by N. Bhatia and N. Barber:
https://academic.oup.com/bjaed/article/11/6/214/263810 

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In today's episode, the first of a 2 part series about paediatric anaesthesia, we discuss the first of three cases with special guest, Dr Paul Lee-Archer.

Spoiler alert! The cases we are discussing are the paediatric cases from the only anaesthetic viva sitting in 2020. If you want to avoid listening in order to try and receive these vivas as practice for your exam preparation, that's absolutely a great idea. Don't forget to listen after your practice vivas, though!

Feel free to email us at [email protected] if you have any questions, comments or suggestions. We love hearing from you!

Thanks for listening, and happy studying.

Resources for today's episodes:

Emergence delirium after paediatric anaesthesia: new strategies in avoidance and treatment by S. Nair and A. Wolf:
https://bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349(17)30179-8/fulltext 

Paediatric massive transfusion by S. Blain and N. Paterson:
https://academic.oup.com/bjaed/article/16/8/269/2364823

Dilemmas in the preoperative assessment of children by N. Bhatia and N. Barber:
https://academic.oup.com/bjaed/article/11/6/214/263810 

Feel free to email us at [email protected] if you have any questions, comments or suggestions. We love hearing from you!

And don't forget to claim CPD for listening if you are a consultant or fellow. Log us as a learning session which you can find within the knowledge and skills division, and as evidence upload a screenshot of the podcast episode.

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In today's episode, we discuss everything you could possibly want to know about hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, or HIPEC, with special guest, Dr Ed Pilling.

We start by talking about the preceding cryoreductive surgery as well as the principles of HIPEC, before then going on to cover the important aspects of the anaesthesia for this procedure.

Feel free to email us at [email protected] if you have any questions, comments or suggestions. We love hearing from you!

Thanks for listening, and happy studying!

Feel free to email us at [email protected] if you have any questions, comments or suggestions. We love hearing from you!

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On this week's episode, we cover the management of glucocorticoids during the perioperative period for patients with all forms of adrenal insufficiency, based on the following guidelines published in Anaesthesia in May 2020:

 Feel free to email us at [email protected] if you have any questions, comments or suggestions. We love hearing from you!

Thanks for listening, and happy studying. 

Resources for this episode:

Guidelines for the management of glucocorticoids during the peri-operative period for patients with adrenal insufficiency :
https://associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/anae.14963 

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Today, we look at different strategies to stay calm in the lead-up to the final exam with special guest, Dr Julia Slykerman.

We start by talking about those important things we should (and shouldn't) be doing in the weeks leading up to the exam. We then look at how to plan ahead for the day of the exam, and follow this with strategies and exercises to help keep you calm in the moment.

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Thanks for listening, and happy studying.

Feel free to email us at [email protected] if you have any questions, comments or suggestions. We love hearing from you!

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Today, we take a close look at the latest guidelines from the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland that address the provision of anaesthesia and sedation in breastfeeding patients.

We discuss the author's recommendations for each of the 10 guidelines put forth in this latest publication.

Feel free to email us at [email protected] if you have any questions, comments or suggestions. We love hearing from you!

Thanks for listening, and happy studying.

Resources for today's episode:

Guideline on anaesthesia and sedation in breastfeeding women 2020:
https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.15179 

LactMed:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK501922/ 

Red Nose Co-sleeping Guidelines:
https://rednose.org.au/article/Co-sleeping_with_your_baby  

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Today we discuss the most up to date recommendations and evidence for the prevention and management of post operative nausea and vomiting.

We start by taking a close look at the joint American Society of Enhanced Recovery and the American Society for Ambulatory Anaesthesia Fourth Consensus Guidelines For The Management of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting. We then talk about the results of the latest Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews meta-analysis looking at drugs for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting in adults after general anaesthesia.

Feel free to email us at [email protected] if you have any questions, comments or suggestions. We love hearing from you!

Thanks for listening, and happy studying.

Resources for today's episode:

Management of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: The 4th Consensus Guidelines (infographic):
https://journals.lww.com/anesthesia-analgesia/Fulltext/2020/08000/Management_of_Postoperative_Nausea_and_Vomiting_.15.aspx 

Fourth Consensus Guidelines for the Management of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting:
https://journals.lww.com/anesthesia-analgesia/Abstract/2020/08000/Fourth_Consensus_Guidelines_for_the_Management_of.16.aspx 

Drugs for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting in adults after general anaesthesia: a network meta-analysis by S. Weibel et al:
https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD012859.pub2  

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In today's episode, we discuss almost everything you could want to know about intra-aortic balloon pumps with special guest, Dr Ivan Rapchuk.

In part 2 of this series, we talk about which patients benefit most from balloon pumps, optimal and suboptimal balloon timing, and those things to be mindful of when anaesthetising a patient with a balloon pump in situ. Lastly, we have a brief chat about the similarities and differences between intra-aortic balloon pumps and the newer Impella devices. 

Feel free to email us at [email protected] if you have any questions, comments or suggestions. We love hearing from you!

Thanks for listening, and happy studying.

Resources for today's episode:

Principles of intra-aortic balloon pump counterpulsation by M. Krishna and K. Zacharowski.
https://academic.oup.com/bjaed/article/9/1/24/466259

The normal IABP waveform:
https://derangedphysiology.com/main/required-reading/cardiothoracic-intensive-care/Chapter%206.3.4/normal-iabp-waveform

The abnormal IABP waveform:
https://derangedphysiology.com/main/required-reading/cardiothoracic-intensive-care/Chapter%206.3.4.2/pathophysiology-abnormal-iabp-arterial-waveforms

The Impella Device: historical background, clinical applications and future directions by J. Glazier and A. Kaki.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6679960/

Youtube video illustrating how an Impella works:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhWB7T5QxMI 

Feel free to email us at [email protected] if you have any questions, comments or suggestions. We love hearing from you!

And don't forget to claim CPD for listening if you are a consultant or fellow. Log us as a learning session which you can find within the knowledge and skills division, and as evidence upload a screenshot of the podcast episode.

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In today's episode, we discuss almost everything you could want to know about intra-aortic balloon pumps with special guest, Dr Ivan Rapchuk.

In this episode, we focus on the physiology of how the pumps work to improve cardiac function.

Feel free to email us at [email protected] if you have any questions, comments or suggestions. We love hearing from you!

Thanks for listening, and happy studying.

Resources for today's episode:

Principles of intra-aortic balloon pump counterpulsation by M. Krishna and K. Zacharowski.
https://academic.oup.com/bjaed/article/9/1/24/466259

The normal IABP waveform:
https://derangedphysiology.com/main/required-reading/cardiothoracic-intensive-care/Chapter%206.3.4/normal-iabp-waveform

The abnormal IABP waveform:
https://derangedphysiology.com/main/required-reading/cardiothoracic-intensive-care/Chapter%206.3.4.2/pathophysiology-abnormal-iabp-arterial-waveforms

The Impella Device: historical background, clinical applications and future directions by J. Glazier and A. Kaki.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6679960/

Youtube video illustrating how an Impella works:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhWB7T5QxMI 

Feel free to email us at [email protected] if you have any questions, comments or suggestions. We love hearing from you!

And don't forget to claim CPD for listening if you are a consultant or fellow. Log us as a learning session which you can find within the knowledge and skills division, and as evidence upload a screenshot of the podcast episode.

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Deep Breaths returns next Monday with more topics that we hope will super-charge your exam prep and keep you up to date. And we get to talk to some brilliant guest interviewees so be sure to tune in. 

Viva Boot Camp Eventbrite link:
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/viva-boot-camp-online-for-the-anzca-part-2-exam-2nd-sitting-2021-tickets-148117995913?ref=eios

Anaesthesia Collective link:
https://anaesthesiacollective.com/courses/

Feel free to email us at [email protected] with any questions, comments or suggestions. 

Happy studying, and thanks for listening!

Feel free to email us at [email protected] if you have any questions, comments or suggestions. We love hearing from you!

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