Ventilator Modes in Cardiac Arrest Read more Airway/RespiratoryPapercut LiteratureResuscitation Ventilator Modes in Cardiac Arrest How should we be ventilating during resuscitation? The management of airway is still contentious. Bag…Dr Peter Kas15/07/2025
Induction agent administration sequence and first attempt failure in emergency intubation Read more Airway/RespiratoryPapercut Literature Induction agent administration sequence and first attempt failure in emergency intubation The traditional rapid sequence intubation approach of sedative followed by paralytic agent dates to a…Dr Peter Kas07/05/2025
Endotracheal tube in the Pharynx for Ventilating Difficult Airways Read more Airway/RespiratoryPapercut Literature Endotracheal tube in the Pharynx for Ventilating Difficult Airways Download the Powerpoint slide. The most feared airway scenario is Can't Intubate, Can't Oxygenate (CICO).…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2025
The FLORALI Trial Read more Airway/RespiratoryPapercut LiteratureResuscitation The FLORALI Trial Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIV) has been shown to decrease the work of breathing and…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2025
Video vs Direct Laryngoscopy for intubation of Newborn Infants Read more Airway/RespiratoryPapercut Literature Video vs Direct Laryngoscopy for intubation of Newborn Infants I would consider intubation of the neonate(<28 days old) to be a very stressful event. This…Dr Peter Kas13/04/2025
Does Paralysis-first in RSI, decrease first-pass failure rates? Read more Airway/RespiratoryPapercut Literature Does Paralysis-first in RSI, decrease first-pass failure rates? Rapid Sequence intubation is associated with an up to 20% first-pass failure rate and failure…Dr Peter Kas27/01/2025
Effect of reduced dose induction agent on post intubation hypotension Read more Airway/RespiratoryPapercut Literature Effect of reduced dose induction agent on post intubation hypotension Post Intubation hypotension has been linked to induction agents, although the studies for this are…Dr Peter Kas13/04/2025
Non-Invasive Ventilation for Pre-Oxygenation Read more Airway/RespiratoryPapercut Literature Non-Invasive Ventilation for Pre-Oxygenation This is a review of the Pragmatic Trial Examining Oxygenation Prior to Intubation (PREOXI) trial(1).…Marketing Leap Digital14/04/2025
Early vs Late Airway Management for OHCA Read more Airway/RespiratoryPapercut LiteratureResuscitation Early vs Late Airway Management for OHCA Advanced airway is seen as a definitive and reliable means of establishing protected ventilation and…Marketing Leap Digital27/01/2025
NIV of comatose patients with acute poisoning: The NICO Trial Read more Airway/RespiratoryPapercut LiteratureToxicology/Toxinology NIV of comatose patients with acute poisoning: The NICO Trial A 28 yo patient is brought in by ambulance with a depressed conscious state. The…Marketing Leap Digital14/04/2025
Cardiac arrest complicating emergency airway management Read more Airway/RespiratoryPapercut LiteratureResuscitation Cardiac arrest complicating emergency airway management Emergency airway management and specifically intubation can be associated with significant adverse events, related to…Marketing Leap Digital27/01/2025
Capnography to guide ventilation in cardiac arrest Read more Airway/RespiratoryPapercut LiteratureResuscitation Capnography to guide ventilation in cardiac arrest The End tidal CO2 (ETCO2), is measured at the end of expiration and used to…Dr Peter Kas27/01/2025
Do Smaller BVMs Increase ROSC? Read more Airway/RespiratoryPapercut LiteratureResuscitation Do Smaller BVMs Increase ROSC? Introduction The best way to manage the airway during cardiac arrest, has remained somewhat of…Dr Peter Kas04/02/2025
Video Laryngoscopy vs Direct Laryngoscopy for Critically ill patients. The DEVICE trial Read more Airway/RespiratoryPapercut Literature Video Laryngoscopy vs Direct Laryngoscopy for Critically ill patients. The DEVICE trial There has been a lot of discussion around video laryngoscopy (VL) and its superiority or…Dr Peter Kas27/01/2025