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By Dr. Nam Gupta Contents Overview The Grip Optimising Bag-mask ventilation (BMV) Overview Methods of Oxygenation: Bag-mask LMA ETT Surgical Airway Other (jet ventilation and high flow) The 3-axis model: Oral axis (perpendicular to the bed) Pharyngeal axis (just over 90o to the oral axis) Laryngeal axis The aim of the 3 axis model is […]

A review of the environmental impacts of desflurane and nitrous oxide By Yannick De Silva What is the problem?  Much of the media reports carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions but fails to address the impact that volatile inhaled anaesthetic gases have on the environment. Desflurane, in particular, is thousands of times more potent than CO2 and […]