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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...

Months into Covid-19 pandemic, United Kingdom(UK) became one of the epicenters of the disease. A lot of the critically ill patients ended up in Intensive care Units (ICU) around the country. As one of the doctors at the forefront of...

Over the last 30 years, non-operating room anesthesia (NORA) has grown from a minor portion of overall anesthesia cases to a substantial anesthesia workload. This shift presents the profession with several new challenges, especially during the pandemic era. Along with...

Hospitals are highly challenging and stressful workplaces. The COVID-19 pandemic adds even more stress to intensive care unit (ICU) and anaesthesia staff who are at the frontline dealing with COVID-19 patients, and are highly likely to experience psychological disturbances and...

Assessment is a central feature of teaching and the curriculum. The most important part of assessment is the correct interpretation and use of the information for its intended purpose. There should be a strong emphasis on using frequent and timely...

Clinicians worldwide have been called to action against COVID-19, requiring development of effective systems to respond to the surge of pandemic cases. Anaesthesiologists are equipped to fulfil many roles in the operating room, critical care and retrieval settings. However, it...

Background: The popularity and capabilities of wearable devices are increasing. We evaluated the accuracy of series III Apple Watch heart rate monitoring for patients under general anaesthesia. Methods: Heart rate monitoring was performed on 5 patients (66.80 +/- 11.34 years)...

Within this tutorial we will examine key Cardiopulmonary Exercise Tolerance Test (CPET) variables, explore common patterns of physiological deviation by exercise-limiting pathology and then explain how to use these results to plan the perioperative journey.