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This tutorial explores the Pericapsular Nerve (PENG) Block, a novel regional anaesthesia technique which has been suggested as an alternative to existing blocks to reduce pain following hip fractures and hip surgery.

This tutorial covers the rationale and evidence behind the most common peripheral nerve blocks used in the setting of hip fractures. It reviews relevant neuroanatomy of the hip and compares various blocks in terms of efficacy and risk.

A tutorial describing the perioperative care of achondroplastic paediatric patients, including the potential hazards that should be considered.

This tutorial discusses the pathophysiological consequences of smoking and its effects on anaesthesia and perioperative patient outcomes. The article reviews pharmacological and non-pharmacological smoking cessation techniques and outlines the pivotal role that anaesthetists play in promoting smoking cessation.

Background Indicators to evaluate progress towards timely access to safe surgical, anaesthesia, and obstetric (SAO) care were proposed in 2015 by the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery. These aimed to capture access to surgery, surgical workforce, surgical volume, perioperative mortality...

The Wada test is one of the diagnostic tests performed in the presurgical evaluation of patients with medically refractory epilepsy that is amenable to surgical treatment. This article introduces the background of Wada testing, how it is done, its limitations,...

A stepwise process for curriculum design is presented. This begins with considering the context, resources and skills required for program graduates. The stepwise approach requires identification of broad outcomes to be achieved, selecting and organizing content, choosing active teaching methods,...

We report a case of a 42 year-old with community acquired pneumonia and hypoxic respiratory failure. Thus, intubated and shifted to intensive care unit (ICU) for ventilator support on (acute respiratory distress syndrome) ARDS protocol. Then, all of sudden his...

Given that ultrasound use is increasing in healthcare, operators must be familiar with its physics in order to optimise the image and interpret potential artifacts. Ultrasound are sound waves at frequencies above the range of human hearing, that are transmitted...