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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 […]

In this episode Andreia Trigo, Martin Lees and Craig Cook talk about: Today’s episode is sponsored by Medtronic Capnostream monitoring. In today’s episode we’re talking about the ASA Physical Classification System in sedation practice. We’re going to talk about what the ASA classification is, why does it matter in sedation practice, and the different levels. […]

In this episode Andreia Trigo, Martin Lees and Craig Cook talk about: Today’s episode is sponsored by Medtronic Capnostream monitoring. In today’s episode we’re talking about the shared airway in sedation practice. As more patients require less invasive procedures, performed under sedation, there is a specific challenge to consider in procedures where the airway is […]

In this episode Andreia Trigo, Martin Lees and Craig Cook talk about: In today’s episode we’re talking about assessing and managing the airway. We’re going to talk about the importance of airway assessment in sedation practice and how to actually assess the airway. We’re also going to talk about airway obstruction as a common complication […]

In this episode Andreia Trigo, Martin Lees and Craig Cook talk about: In today’s episode we’re talking about key aspects of EtCO2 monitoring. We’re going to talk about what it is, what equipment is required, how to interpret the data and use it to make clinical decisions. We’re also going to talk about what ventilatory […]

In this episode Andreia Trigo, Martin Lees and Craig Cook talk about: Definition of sedation Levels of sedation Skills and competencies Monitoring sedation Sedation scores Risk of respiratory compromise at each level Monitoring respiratory compromise with capnography The Capnostream35 monitor and the Microstream filterline sampling And we still answer two questions from our listeners! This […]