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Infection Control & Contamination Reduction

In this blog post, you can read more about containing and preventing the spread of contagious respiratory pathogens like the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (SARS-CoV-2).

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The Role of Filtration Protecting Clinicians from Contagious Respiratory Pathogens

In this blog post, we explore the role of ventilator filtration through a case study of two Canadian hospitals that managed SARS patients with very different results.

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5 Tips to Assess the Difficult Airway: The LEMON tool

In this article we review the tool LEMON which has been used in different clinical settings.

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In the Spotlight: Different types of anaesthesia

Sedation Nurse Answers 5 Questions in 10 Minutes

In this short video, Andreia Trigo talks about different types of anaesthesia, differences between general anaesthesia and sedation, and gives 5 tips to make sure you are keeping your patients safe.

Type 1 and Type 2 respiratory failure: Prevent, Detect, Intervene

Type 1 and type 2 respiratory failure is a serious medical condition with potentially fatal outcomes. It affects 360,000 people per year in the United States, of which 36% die during hospitalisation.1

Obesity and Anaesthesia: Managing the risks

Obesity is becoming more prevalent in the UK. Recent UK government statistics suggest that 20% of adults are obese and 1% morbidly obese.2

5 Actions Every Anaesthetic Nurse Must Do For Regional, Local and General Anaesthesia

In this blog post we talk about the 5 actions every anaesthetic nurse must do for every patient, receiving regional, local or general anaesthesia.

Seven Reasons to Consider Nellcor™ Pulse Oximetry

Here are some key components of Nellcor™ pulse oximetry technology to consider.

Keep Your Sedated Patient Safe: Identify the signs of respiratory distress or failure

In this article we discuss the signs of respiratory distress, and interventions to keep your sedated patient safe.

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  • 1. Post-operative patients with Respiratory Compromise have a mortality rate of 10.4% compared to 0.4% of those who do not develop Respiratory Compromise - Development and validation of a score to predict postoperative respiratory failure in a multicentre European cohort: A prospective, observational study. Canet et al EJA 32(7):458–470, JUL 2015

  • 2. Lotia (2008) Anaesthesia and morbid obesity. Continuing Education in Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain, Volume 8, Issue 5, October 2008, Pages 151–156 Available at https://academic.oup.com/bjaed/article/8/5/151/268305

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