Airway Management during Cardiac Arrest
Airway Management during Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation, is still an area that we need to get…
Dr Peter Kas19/05/2023
Video Laryngoscopy versus Direct Laryngoscopy
Video laryngoscopy (VL) versus Direct Laryngoscopy (DL). What should be the standard of care? Yet…
Capnography to guide ventilation in cardiac arrest
The End tidal CO2 (ETCO2), is measured at the end of expiration and used to…
Dr Peter Kas20/11/2023
The Difficult Intubation Algorithm
The Difficult Airway Algorithm? Do we really need a difficult airway algorithm in the emergency…
Dr Peter Kas14/05/2023
Airway Pearls for intubating the Obese Patient
CASE A 25 yo male presents to the emergency department with palpitations and shortness of…
Dr Peter Kas02/07/2023
The Impossible Airway Made Possible: Induction to Laryngoscopy
In this part of the Impossible Airway Made Possible, I want to specifically look at…
Dr Peter Kas08/08/2023
ACE Inhibitor mediated Angioedema
A 71 year old male with a history of COPD and heavy ongoing smoking habit,…
Dr Peter Kas08/11/2024
Ketamine-only breathing intubation
Ketamine-only breathing intubation(KOBI), is a technique where Ketamine(+/- topical local anaesthetic) is used to facilitate…
Dr Peter Kas09/11/2024
Ketamine Only Intubation
In a recent paper by Driver et al (1) there was a comparison of Ketamine-Only…
Dr Peter Kas14/05/2023
Laryngeal Mask and Neonatal Resuscitation
Birth asphyxia is a leading cause of neonatal death. Positive pressure ventilation is the key…
Dr Peter Kas27/08/2023
Ketamine for Control of the Agitated Patient
Can Ketamine be used for the control of the agitated patient? CASE A patient is…
Dr Peter Kas06/09/2023
My top 8 tips for getting the tube.
Here are my top 8 tips for succeeding at intubation. 1. Use a Video Laryngoscope(VL),…
Dr Peter Kas19/01/2023
Let’s MacGyver some equipment for COVID-19
We all remember MacGyver. He'd had a toothpick and a piece of thread and voila,…
Dr Peter Kas15/07/2023
Does the ARDSnet protocol increase mortality in COVID-19 patients?
The ARDSnet protocol is a low volume high PEEP protocol used in SARS-like illnesses. COVID-19…
Dr Peter Kas23/01/2023
Treating the Hypoxic COVID-19 Patient: Can low flow systems be improved?
Hi Everyone I hope you're holding up out there. As we prepare for the onslaught…
Dr Peter Kas13/11/2024
Intubation in SARS-CoV-2
Here is a quick review of how we are approaching intubation of potential COVID-19 patients at…
Dr Peter Kas08/08/2023
