Read about the experience of Gold Coast University Hospital in embedding gastric ultrasound into their daily practice. #AnSky #Anesthesiology #POCUS #GastricUltrasound
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Anaesthesiologist. Regional anaesthesia, #MedEd and #GastricUltrasound enthusiast. Executive #MBA student. #AnSky #MedSky #RASky #NavSky #EMBA π³πΏπ²πΎ
Read about the experience of Gold Coast University Hospital in embedding gastric ultrasound into their daily practice. #AnSky #Anesthesiology #POCUS #GastricUltrasound
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Here is Dr Tanya Selak with a handy guide on how to pronounce βanaesthetistβ β after all, it can be a tricky one! Happy National Anaesthesia Day everyone!
#NAD25 #InSafeHands
A big βthank youβ to the #NSC25 organisers for letting me speak on my favourite topic.
#GastricUltrasound #GLP1RA #AnSky #anesthesiology
Surgeons and anesthesiologists in the USA have jointly produced a Principles of Good Acute Pain Medicine guide.
@emarianomd.bsky.social at #NSC25 #AnSky #anesthesiology
Plan A nerve blocks have been incorporated into the @rcoanews.bsky.social training programme.
Your move @anzca.bsky.social
@emarianomd.bsky.social at #NSC25 #AnSky #RAsky #anesthesiology
www.rcoa.ac.uk/sites/defaul...
βWhy I love being an anesthesiologistβ
- by @emarianomd.bsky.social at #NSC25 #AnSky #anesthesiology
The Caesarian section rate in Australia has increased over the years, and is now at 40%.
Prof Alicia Dennis at #NSC25 #AnSky #anesthesiology #PatientSafety
There is an ethnic disparity in maternal mortality statistics.
Prof Alicia Dennis at #NSC25 #AnSky #anesthesiology #PatientSafety
The human and systemic factors involved in neuraxial drug errors.
Dr Jina Hanna at #NSC25 #AnSky #anesthesiology #PatientSafety
The list of drugs that have been inadvertently injected into the spinal and epidural space is rather extensive.
Dr Jina Hanna at #NSC25 #AnSky #anesthesiology #PatientSafety
Reframing the phrases we use on patients.
(Avoid the ones in black, use the ones in blue instead.)
Prof Allan Cyna at #NSC25 #AnSky #anesthesiology
Phrases used on patients that imply death.
Prof Allan Cyna at #NSC25 #AnSky #anesthesiology
Telling patients they will experience pain is more likely to cause them to experience pain.
Prof Allan Cyna at #NSC25 #AnSky #anesthesiology
The GREAT LAURS of communication in anaesthesia.
Prof Allan Cyna at #NSC25 #AnSky #anesthesiology
Hypotension is the most common βfirst featureβ of anaphylaxis under anaesthesia.
Dr Tim Cook at #NSC25 #AnSky #anesthesiology #PatientSafety
Teicoplanin, an antibiotic used in patients with apparent penicillin allergy, is itself highly allergenic.
Huge value in de-labeling penicillin allergy efforts.
Dr Tim Cook at #NSC25 #anaesthesia #anesthesiology #PatientSafety
Antibiotics are the most common cause of anaphylaxis under anaesthesia.
Dr Tim Cook at #NSC25 #AnSky #anesthesiology #PatientSafety
Summary outputs from the UK National Audit Projects.
Dr Tim Cook at #NSC25 #AnSky #anesthesiology #PatientSafety
The risks of surgery and anaesthesia.
Dr Tim Cook at #NSC25 #AnSky #anesthesiology #PatientSafety
Aotearoa NZ Anaesthesia ASM workshop spaces are filling. Register now to secure your place.
Check out the workshop programme: www.nzanaesthesia.com/workshops/
Aotearoa NZ Anaesthesia ASM 2025
12-15 November, Kirikiriroa Hamilton
Earlybird registration closes October 5.
When VL was used as the first-choice device:
β¬οΈ patients experiencing at least 1 complication (5.5% vs. 9.7%)
β¬οΈ 3+ intubation attempts (1.2% v 2%)
β¬οΈ need to change operator (1.8% vs. 4.9%)
β¬οΈ oesophageal intubation (0.5% vs. 1.4%)
#AnSky #MedSky
doi.org/10.1111/anae...
π« Gastric emptying, assessed with the paracetamol absorption test with greater area under the curve representing faster gastric emptying, did not differ significantly between sugammadex vs neostigmine/glycopyrrolate.
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Link to document: doi.org/10.17608/k6....
29.08.2025 20:58 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Just published the latest version of the ongoing systematic review and meta-analysis of GLP-1 receptor agonists and their association with residual gastric content and aspirin risk. Link in next post. #AnSky #RASky #MedSky
29.08.2025 20:57 β π 10 π 2 π¬ 4 π 0Happy to share our new article in @iarsjournals.bsky.social: Faculty Diversity Trends in Academic #Anesthesiology by Demographics in the United States, 1977-2021
Link: journals.lww.com/anesthesia-a...
I have different approaches based on level of needle phobia. Some don't care - I tell them I'm going to put a needle in. Some don't want to know what's going on -they know what I'm going to do, I encourage distraction, and don't warn them that a needle is going in (this is me IRL).
30.07.2025 04:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Verifying both identity and concentration of a compounded drug using a real-time, non-invasive process. #AnSky #MedSky
www.healthcareitnews.com/news/anz/st-...
How do you reconcile fasting guidelines with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, βSip-til-Sendβ policies and gastric ultrasound?
#AnSky #GLP-1 #POCUS #MedSky
@drnavsidhu.bsky.social @rosiehogg.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1002/anr3...
GLP-1 RAs slow gastric emptying and may increase aspiration risk
No studies have assessed the efficacy of pre-op erythromycin as a prokinetic.
This case reports evaluates erythromycin efficacy with gastric ultrasound!
#AnSky @drnavsidhu.bsky.social
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I tried to use it about once every 6 months as a new consultant. But I suspect itβs no longer stocked.
21.06.2025 09:18 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0