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Sep
Sep
By Florencia Moraga Masson, Zheng Cheng Zhu Key reference: Hamblin, P. S., Wong, R., Ekinci, E. I., Sztal-Mazer, S., Balachandran, S., Frydman, A., Hanrahan, T. P., Hu, R., Ket, S. […]
Category Archives: Article Review
Article Review, Clinical Anaesthesia
A single case of a successful sphenopalatine block in a patient with a post dural puncture headache
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May
May
Case Report Corresponding Author: S. Muthu S. Muthu,1 L. Amaratunge,2 1. Intensive Care Registrar, Western Health, Melbourne, Australia 2. Anaesthetist, Western Health, Melbourne, Australia MeSH terms: Post Dural Puncture Headache […]
Article Review
Is tranexamic acid safe and effective in reducing bleeding in non-cardiac surgery? The POISE-3 trial
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Oct
Oct
By Zheng Cheng Zhu Key reference: Devereaux et al. (2022). Tranexamic Acid in Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery. The New England journal of medicine, 386(21), 1986–1997. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2201171 Quick Summary Tranexamic acid […]
Article Review
Your 75-year-old hip fracture case is at risk of post-op delirium, but what about dementia?
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Aug
Aug
Dementia risk following general or regional anaesthesia by Dr. Matthew Vella @mjv.igee #Anaesthesia #anaesthetics #anesthesiology #anaesthesia #anaesthetic #abcsofanaesthesia #medicine #anesthesiologist #anaesthetist #anesthetist #anaesthesiology #nurse #medical #meded #FOAMed #medicalstudent #dementia #delirium […]
Article Review
Delayed gastric emptying: an unwanted effect of glucagon like peptide 1 agonists in the perioperative setting
09
Aug
Aug
By Zheng Cheng Zhu Key reference: Olesnicky, B. (2023). GLP-1 agonists and gastric emptying. Bulletin. Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) & Faculty of Pain Medicine (FPM). Winter […]
Article Review
Is our every-day “milk of amnesia” really safe? Review of recent meta-analysis on propofol and associated mortality
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Jun
Jun
By Zheng Cheng Zhu Quick Summary Propofol (2,6-diisopropylphenol) is one of the most widely-used hypnotic agents in critical care departments worldwide, owing to its rapid and predictable onset/offset, favourable safety […]
Article Review, Clinical Anaesthesia
Would you give dexamethasone to your total knee replacement case with a history of type 2 diabetes and severe PONV?
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Mar
Mar
The PADDI trial by Dr. Matthew Vella @mjv.igee PADDI (The Perioperative ADministration of Dexamethasone and Infection Trial) Corcoran, T. B., Myles, P. S., Forbes, A. B., Cheng, A. C., Bach, […]
Article Review
Does IV Iron Infusion for Pre-operative Iron Deficiency Anaemia (IDA) Improve Outcomes? Implications of the PREVENTT trial
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Mar
Mar
By Zheng Cheng Zhu Key reference: Richards, T., Baikady, R. R., Clevenger, B., Butcher, A., Abeysiri, S., Chau, M., Macdougall, I. C., Murphy, G., Swinson, R., Collier, T., Van Dyck, […]
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Feb
Feb
A summary of this fantastic BJA education article: https://www.clinicalkey.com.au/#!/content/playContent/1-s2.0-S2058534922000506 Epidemiology Most common causes of CKD are diabetes and hypertension What is the definition of […]
Article Review
Would you choose general or regional anaesthesia for your paediatric case? What you need to know about the GAS trial
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Jan
Jan
by Dr. Matthew Vella Title: Neurodevelopmental outcome at 5 years of age after general anaesthesia or awake-regional anaesthesia in infancy (GAS): an international, multicentre, randomised, controlled equivalence trial McCann, M. […]
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