Deep Breaths

Our second and final episode in our two-part series looking at cases involving one-lung ventilation with special guest, Dr Ivan Rapchuk. This series is one of our favourites!

Resources for today's episode:

Pre-anaesthetic assessment for thoracic surgery by Peter Slinger and Gail Darling.

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One lung ventilation can be tricky, but our two part series with special guest Dr Ivan Rapchuk, attempts to break it down and make it easier to both approach and understand. This series is another favourite!

Resources for this episode:

Pre-anaesthetic assessment for thoracic surgery by Peter Slinger and Gail Darling.

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Obstructive sleep apnoea is an ongoing challenge for anaesthetists. In this episode - another favourite - we discuss sleep apnoea in the context of anaesthesia with special guest, Dr Hamish Pollock. 

Reference for this episode:

Perioperative considerations in the management of obstructive sleep apnoea by Holt, N. et al.  

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In today’s episode, we revisit one of our earliest and most topics - 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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Bad Blood is a two-episode miniseries that takes a closer look at ROTEM. It's a favourite episode of ours and we hope you enjoy listening again too. 

References for part 2:

Deranged Physiology - Interpretation of abnormal ROTEM data.

ROTEM product information and interpretation instructions with case examples.

NHS University Hospitals Sussex ROTEM interpretation flow diagram.

ROTEM e-learning modules. Note: this website defaults to the German language. Google offers a translation service if you do not speak German.

ANZCA 2017 Blue Book. There are several good articles about ROTEM in this issue of the Blue Book. 

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Bad Blood is a two-episode miniseries that takes a closer look at ROTEM. It's a favourite episode of ours and we hope you enjoy listening again too. 

References for part 1:
ROTEM e-learning modules. Note: this website defaults to German language, but can be changed. Alternatively, Google offers a translation service for the website.

ROTEM product information and interpretation instructions with case examples. 

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Sweet Leaf looks at the ways in which medical marijuana impact the provision of safe and effective anaesthesia. This episode is one of our favourites, and is increasingly relevant to our clinical practice as we see more patients presenting for surgery in whom medical marijuana therapy is prescribed. 

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Deep Breaths returns next Monday August 14th with a selection of wonderful topics to help boost your exam prep, and to help keep you up to date. This season will be a little different though. We're taking a well-earned break (our first since Deep Breaths started in August 2020) and for season 7 we will be re-releasing seven of our favourite topics previously already released in earlier seasons. We'll be back with brand new episodes in season 8 next year - fully refreshed, rejuvenated, and ready to sink our teeth into many more interesting topics with a host of brand new as well as previously beloved guest interviewees. So watch this space!

A link to Lahiru Amaratunge's Viva Boot Camp (live zoom-based course) via the Anaesthesia Collective can be found here.

A link to Lahiru Amaratunge's Anaesthesia Final Exam Course - an online course able to be accessed anytime (great for those unable to tune in to the Viva Boot Camp) can be found here.  

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Today, we take a deep dive into the pros and cons of having the families of patients present in operating rooms beyond what is already in practice for paediatric anaesthesia and caesarean sections. 

Resources for today's episode:

Could, Should Families Watch Their Loved One's Surgeries and, If So, When? By Quinonez, Z.A. et al.  Note: ANZCA members can access this title via the ANZCA library.

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Today,  we are joined by special guest Dr Shaun Roberts to discuss in-depth cases of patients with tricky cardiac conditions who require non-cardiac surgery.

Resources for today's episode:

ANZCA Blue Book 2021

ESC Guidelines on cardiovascular assessment and management of patients undergoing non cardiac surgery

2014 ACC/AHA guideline on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation and Management of Patients Undergoing Non-cardiac Surgery  

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