Contents
JAP Volume 7 Issue 1
THE JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA PRACTICE
T: 0844 858 2890 E:
editor@japractice.com W:
www.japractice.com
EDITORIAL Group Editor: Les Charneca Editor: Matt Ng Assistant Editor: Kamelia Kountcheva
CONSULTING EDITOR Dr Baha Al-Shaikh
DESIGN Lucy Taylor
ADVERTISING SALES 0844 858 2890 Tom Grant:
tom.grant@
barkerbrooks.co.uk
PUBLISHER Barker Brooks Communications Ltd. 4 Greengate Cardale Park Harrogate HG3 1GY United Kingdom
T: 0844 858 2890 (outside UK +44 1423 851150)
F: 0844 858 2891 E:
info@barkerbrooks.co.uk W:
www.barkerbrooks.co.uk
PRINT Buxton Press
SUBSCRIPTIONS Journal of Anaesthesia Practice is available on subscription: £30 UK
£38 Europe (Airmail) £48 Elsewhere (Airmail) E:
jacques.clarkson @
barkerbrooks.co.uk
Copyright © 2013 Barker Brooks Communications Ltd
Every effort is made to ensure that information given in this magazine is accurate but no legal responsibility is accepted by the Editor or Publisher for errors or omissions in that information. Readers are recommended to contact manufacturers direct. Views expressed by contributors are not necessarily shared by JAP. Printed in the UK by Buxton Press.
On the cover:MEDACX
MEDACX Capnography NDIR devices are designed specifically to support the NAP4 and AAGBI guidelines that cover the use of capnography. Choice of devices: • EMMA [Mainstream Capnometer] • CapnoTrue AMP [Mainstream] • CapnoTrue ASP [Sidestream] For both intubated and non-intubated patients, our technologies measure and display: • End tidal C02
& Inspired FiC02 @JnlAnaesthesia
www.facebook.com/pages/ Journal-of-Anaesthesia- Practice/455245687873806
• Respiratory Rate, Pulse Rate
• Percent Oxygen Saturation Sp02 With configurable alarms, colour displays; waveform, bar graph, data storage, short and long term trending, battery powered with range of accessories; airway adapters, nasal cannulas sampling lines, filters, bed clamps, protective device sleeve and protective carry bags. Our truly portable NDIR technology quickly & directly connects to laryngeal & facial masks and
endotracheal tubes and is the perfect partner for: • confirmation of airway placement
• rapid indication of efficacy of ventilation
• effectiveness of cardiac compressions
• early indicator of return of spontaneous circulation [ROSC]
• intra-hospital patient transfers & transportation • AE, ICU, ITU, NICU, PACU… • Resuscitation and outreach teams
For further information please contact us: MEDACX Limited Tel: +44 (0) 2392 469737
www.medacx.co.uk
Next issue Perioperative Care and Patient Warming
Would you like to write in the next issue of Journal of Anaesthesia Practice? We are always interested to hear from readers who would like to write for us.
Email
editor@japractice.com for more information
Regulars From the editor
Contents 04
Welcome to the latest issue News
The latest products from the biggest developers Case report
The most fascinating patient cases in anaesthesia Events
A comprehensive guide to what’s on Book review
Readers’ thoughts on the big sellers in anaesthesia 06
The newest information from the world of anaesthesia Product news
14 32 40 42
24 Feature
Anaesthesia management in TAVI
30 Feature
The right management software for your practice
22 Feature
Crossing the Blood-Brain barrier
Features: Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
18 Feature
Acronyms in anaesthesia
Email:
info@medacx.co.uk www.japractice.com 03
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44