A major UK study on complications of anesthesia has shown that obese patients are twice as likely to develop serious airway problems during a general anesthetic than non-obese patients. A major UK ...

A new high-flow oxygen technique is as safe as standard anesthetic methods during tubeless upper airway surgery in children, according to University of Queensland research. Associate Professor Susan ...

New research from Bristol University has shown that routine anaesthetic procedures do not generate these aerosols and so should not be designated as AGPs. The researchers studied insertion and removal ...

Mediastinal masses in paediatric patients present a complex and high-risk scenario due to their proximity to the heart, major vessels, and airways. These lesions, particularly when located in the ...

A new study by researchers from the University of Bristol could help to improve the efficiency of surgery and tackle the growing backlog of surgery caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. During the pandemic ...

Jan. 22, 2004 — A measure of upper airway collapsability (UAC) with anesthesia may be useful in diagnosing children with sleep disordered breathing (SDB), according to the results of a study published ...

New research published in Anaesthesia (a journal of the Association of Anaesthetists) says that the use of facemask ventilation during routine surgery should not be classed as an aerosol-generating ...

Postsurgical parotitis is a rare postoperative complication characterised by acute, transient unilateral or bilateral ...

The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine has published a practice advisory on local anesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST) called “Guidelines for the Management of Severe Local ...

This briefing describes the regulated use of the technology for the indication specified, in the setting described, and with any other specific equipment referred to. It is the responsibility of ...

Applications for this course for 2025/26 are now closed. This is the second module for those nurses wishing to practice anaesthetics assistance in the perioperative environment, or an opportunity for ...