I describe here a new, modified, ultrasound-guided penile block for male pediatric patients undergoing circumcision. The technique uses portable ultrasound with a linear probe and real-time scan at the base of the penis to identify vessels and fascia layers, which allows safe advancement of the needle and injection of local anesthesia bilaterally. The technique allows […]
Management of the difficult airway remains one of the most relevant and challenging tasks for anesthesia care providers. This review focuses on several of the alternative airway management devices/techniques and their clinical applications, with particular emphasis on the difficult or failed airway. It includes descriptions of many new airway devices, several of which have been […]
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Indicazioni per le unità di anestesia ostetrica del Gruppo di studio “Anestesia ed Analgesia in Ostetricia” della SIAARTI
Early goal-directed therapy has been endorsed in the guidelines of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign as a key strategy among patients presenting with severe sepsis or septic shock. But more importantly, early goal-directed therapy also became standard care for non-septic critically ill patients and was adopted for high-risk surgical patients. Leggi l’articolo completo: Should we restrict erythrocyte […]
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Central venous catheter placement is an important aspect of patient care for the administration of fluids and medications and for monitoring purposes. However, it is still associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Leggi l’articolo completo: Inferior thyroid arterypseudoaneurysmassociated with internal jugular vein puncture: a case report