Today we discuss the recommendations from a couple of review articles published by the British Medical Journal regarding infection control and its implications in managing the Covid-19 patient's airway.

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Resources for today's episode:

Anaesthesia and Covid-19: infection control

https://bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(20)30200-2/fulltext 

Aerosol boxes and barrier enclosures for airway management in COVID-19 patients: a scoping review and narrative synthesis

https://bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(20)30699-1/fulltext 

ANZCA statement on PPE:

https://www.anzca.edu.au/getattachment/1c8b5c23-b735-4253-91ac-c29c621182a1/ANZCA-COVID-19-PPE-Statement.aspx

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In today's episode, we discuss the diagnosis, implications and management of preoperative anaemia, as well as the newly published PREVENTT trial. 

Resources for today's episode are:

The PREVENTT Trial, published in The Lancet - https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31539-7/fulltext 

Australian National Blood Authority Patient Blood Guidelines, Perioperative Module - https://www.blood.gov.au/pbm-module-2 

Australian National Blood Authority Iron Product Choice & Dose Calculation for Adults - https://www.blood.gov.au/system/files/documents/Iron%20product%20choice%20and%20dose%20calculation20052016.pdf
 

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In today's episode, we discuss anaesthetic inductions for five different types of critically unwell patients with special guest Dr Lahiru Amaratunge. Specifically, we talk about the cardiovascular goals for each of these patients, and the drugs that we would choose to ensure that these haemodynamic targets are maintained. 

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Today we have a very special guest interviewer, Dr Yasmin Whately. She will be joining us from time to time on Deep Breaths to have in-depth chats with consultant anaesthetists about how they approach various procedures in different settings. Today, she discusses all things clot retrieval for acute ischaemic stroke with her guest Dr Wendy Morris. 

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes, be sure to write to us at [email protected]. 

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References for this episode include: 

https://journals.lww.com/anesthesia-analgesia/Fulltext/2019/04000/Anesthetic_Management_of_Emergency_Endovascular.15.aspx 

https://journals.lww.com/anesthesia-analgesia/Fulltext/2019/04000/Anesthetic_Management_of_Emergency_Endovascular.16.aspx 

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/STROKEAHA.113.003412?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub++0pubmed& 

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This week on Deep Breaths, we're taking a break for the long weekend (only in Queensland, sadly!). 

Please join us next Monday for a brand new episode, and every Monday until the end of the year. 

Stay focused, stay motivated, and we'll see you next week on Deep Breaths. 

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In today’s episode, we discuss the very important topic of awareness - what it is, how it happens, and most importantly, how to prevent it.

Resources for this episode include:

National Audit Project 5 (NAP5) - https://www.nationalauditprojects.org.uk/NAP5home

B-Aware trial - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673604163009?via%3Dihub

B-Unaware trial - https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa0707361

BAG-RECALL trial - https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1100403

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In the second installment of our chat with Dr Anthony Hade, we continue discussing the ins & outs of regional anaesthesia for rib fractures. We talk about erector spine blocks, the pitfalls of providing chest trauma patients with regional anaesthesia, and Anthony shares with us some of the more memorable cases that he has seen.

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Some resources to help with studying this topic:

https://www.nysora.com/regional-anesthesia-for-specific-surgical-procedures/abdomen/thoracic-lumbar-paravertebral-block/

https://nysoralms.com/courses/erector-spinae-plane-block/

https://www.asra.com/asra-news/article/39/how-i-do-it-erector-spinae-block-for-rib

The 2019 ANZCA Blue Book articles:

Page 139 - 'An update on the management of patients with rib fractures' by Andrew Lumley, Sean Chan and Andrew Deacon

Page 157 - 'Ultrasound-guided erector spine plane block' by Alex Grosso, Gilberto Arenas, Kate Drummond and Sam Whitehouse

https://www.anzca.edu.au/getattachment/220cc6da-3eee-463b-9b66-4e8b33861d7e/Australasian-Anaesthesia-2019#page= 

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This week we’re joined by Dr Anthony Hade to discuss regional anaesthesia for blunt chest trauma. We talk about the approach to the blunt chest trauma patient, the goals of regional anaesthesia for rib fractures, indications and contraindications for various types of regional anaesthesia, as well as tips and tricks for paravertebral blocks.

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

Thanks for listening, and happy studying.

Some resources to help with studying this topic:

https://www.nysora.com/regional-anesthesia-for-specific-surgical-procedures/abdomen/thoracic-lumbar-paravertebral-block/

https://nysoralms.com/courses/erector-spinae-plane-block/

https://www.asra.com/asra-news/article/39/how-i-do-it-erector-spinae-block-for-rib

The 2019 ANZCA Blue Book articles:

Page 139 - 'An update on the management of patients with rib fractures' by Andrew Lumley, Sean Chan and Andrew Deacon

Page 157 - 'Ultrasound-guided erector spine plane block' by Alex Grosso, Gilberto Arenas, Kate Drummond and Sam Whitehouse

https://www.anzca.edu.au/getattachment/220cc6da-3eee-463b-9b66-4e8b33861d7e/Australasian-Anaesthesia-2019#page= 

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Welcome to the Deep Breaths podcast! 

In the third and last instalment of our interview with Dr Mark Lai, he provides us with an insight into how to prepare for subspecialty terms, as well as some other pearls of wisdom and even a humorous anecdote about his own exam-sitting experience. 

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Welcome to the Deep Breaths podcast! 

This week, we continue our discussion with Dr Mark Lai in this our second instalment of 'Interview with an examiner'. Join us to hear about some mistakes to avoid, qualities of successful candidates, and clues about some of the key topics to tackle in your exam preparation. 

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