Around 1-1.5% of the population requires an upper or lower endoscopic investigation of the gastrointestinal tract each year. Gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures are used as diagnostic, as well as interventional.
Although capnography has historically been used mostly by anaesthetists, it is becoming more common in different clinical settings being used by nurses, paramedics and doctors non anaesthetists in emergency departments, interventional rooms and recovery departments. The different levels of sedation Minimal Sedation (Anxiolysis) is a drug-induced state during which patients respond normally to verbal commands. Although…
In this episode, Andreia Trigo and Craig Cook talk with a special guest, Prof. Robert Sneyd, academic, consultant anaesthetist and the lead of the sedation guidelines. We want to understand what triggered the need for these guidelines back in 2013, what has changed in the last few years and what can we expect of the…
In this episode, Andreia Trigo, Craig Cook and Martin Lees talk about Titration to Effect in sedation practice. Sedation involves the use of sedative drugs, administered either alone or in combination. When used following safe sedation guidelines these drugs can produce safe, reliable procedural sedation and patients can tolerate invasive or painful procedures. There are…
In this episode Andreia Trigo, Martin Lees and Craig Cook talk about Assessing and Preparing Patients for Sedation. The truth is that inadequate pre-assessment is still a recurring factor in sedation-related adverse events and poor outcomes, for all specialties. So we want to talk about it, and reflect on why it is so important to…
In this episode Andreia Trigo, Martin Lees and Craig Cook talk about Type 1 and type 2 respiratory failure. We’re going to discuss the difference between type 1 and type 2, which of these is most common in sedation practice, how to prevent it, how to detect it when it happens and what interventions we…
