Early vs Late Advanced Airway in OHCA Read more AirwayEMM Lit ReviewPapercut LiteratureResuscitation Early vs Late Advanced Airway in OHCA Advanced airway is seen as a definitive and reliable means of establishing protected ventilation and…Dr Peter Kas10/10/2024
Do Smaller BVMs Increase ROSC? Read more Advanced Airway TopicsAirwayEMM Lit ReviewPapercut LiteratureResuscitation Do Smaller BVMs Increase ROSC? Introduction The best way to manage the airway during cardiac arrest, has remained somewhat of…Dr Peter Kas08/10/2024
AMAX4 Algorithm for Anaphylaxis and Asthma Read more Advanced Airway TopicsAirwayAnaphylaxisCardiac ArrestCardiac ResuscitationPapercut LiteratureUncategorized AMAX4 Algorithm for Anaphylaxis and Asthma AMAX4 is a treatment algorithm for anaphylaxis and asthma resuscitation. It was developed by emergency…Dr Peter Kas28/08/2023
Surgical Airway is a Team Sport Read more Advanced Airway TopicsAirwayPapercut Literature Surgical Airway is a Team Sport This week we look at the Surgical Airway and how it involves the whole team.…Dr Peter Kas08/08/2023
Ventilation: Volume vs Pressure Read more Advanced Airway TopicsAirwayPapercut Literature Ventilation: Volume vs Pressure Let’s start by looking at 3 patient presentations. Please write down the ventilator settings you…Dr Peter Kas06/09/2023
Airway Management during Cardiac Arrest Read more AirwayPapercut Literature Airway Management during Cardiac Arrest Airway Management during Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation, is still an area that we need to get…Dr Peter Kas19/05/2023
Video Laryngoscopy versus Direct Laryngoscopy Read more AirwayPapercut Literature Video Laryngoscopy versus Direct Laryngoscopy Video laryngoscopy (VL) versus Direct Laryngoscopy (DL). What should be the standard of care? Yet…Dr Peter Kas06/09/2023
Capnography to guide ventilation in cardiac arrest Read more AirwayEMM Lit ReviewPapercut Literature Capnography to guide ventilation in cardiac arrest The End tidal CO2 (ETCO2), is measured at the end of expiration and used to…Dr Peter Kas08/10/2024
The Difficult Intubation Algorithm Read more Advanced Airway TopicsAirwayPapercut Literature The Difficult Intubation Algorithm The Difficult Airway Algorithm? Do we really need a difficult airway algorithm in the emergency…Dr Peter Kas14/05/2023
Airway Pearls for intubating the Obese Patient Read more Advanced Airway TopicsAirwayApnoeic OxygenationBasic Airway TopicsPapercut Literature Airway Pearls for intubating the Obese Patient CASE A 25 yo male presents to the emergency department with palpitations and shortness of…Dr Peter Kas02/07/2023
The Impossible Airway Made Possible: Induction to Laryngoscopy Read more AirwayApnoeic OxygenationPapercut Literature The Impossible Airway Made Possible: Induction to Laryngoscopy In this part of the Impossible Airway Made Possible, I want to specifically look at…Dr Peter Kas08/08/2023
ACE Inhibitor mediated Angioedema Read more Advanced Airway TopicsAirwayPapercut Literature ACE Inhibitor mediated Angioedema A 71 year old male with a history of COPD and heavy ongoing smoking habit,…Dr Peter Kas27/08/2023
Ketamine-only breathing intubation Read more AirwayPapercut Literature Ketamine-only breathing intubation Ketamine-only breathing intubation(KOBI), is a technique where Ketamine(+/- topical local anaesthetic) is used to facilitate…Dr Peter Kas26/01/2023
Ketamine Only Intubation Read more AirwayPapercut Literature Ketamine Only Intubation In a recent paper by Driver et al (1) there was a comparison of Ketamine-Only…Dr Peter Kas14/05/2023
Laryngeal Mask and Neonatal Resuscitation Read more AirwayPapercut LiteraturePediatric Resuscitation Laryngeal Mask and Neonatal Resuscitation Birth asphyxia is a leading cause of neonatal death. Positive pressure ventilation is the key…Dr Peter Kas27/08/2023
Ketamine for Control of the Agitated Patient Read more AirwayPapercut LiteraturePsychiatrySedation Ketamine for Control of the Agitated Patient Can Ketamine be used for the control of the agitated patient? CASE A patient is…Dr Peter Kas06/09/2023