Airway Collapse During Anesthesia Induction
Airway collapse during anesthesia induction is a medical emergency. It can lead to poor ventilation, oxygenation, and in severe cases, death. Both airway trauma and foreign bodies, such as endotracheal tubes, can result in airway collapse by impairing blood flow to...
Overview of Patient-Controlled Analgesia
Effective postoperative and post-trauma pain management plays a critical role in shaping patient outcomes and preventing progression to chronic pain (2). Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) is one method of pain management in which patients self-administer analgesics...
Updating Covid Vaccines for the Future
When the first Covid vaccines became available in the U.S., they ushered in a new era of hope that pandemic days might soon be over. And, indeed, the introduction of vaccines largely saw a decrease in mortality rates, complication rates, hospitalization rates, and...
Propofol Injection Pain
Propofol is an intravenous anesthetic agent commonly used for procedural anesthesia, in which a patient is given a sedating medication along with an analgesic medication before an operation, and as an induction agent for general anesthesia.1 Propofol is an...
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