0 Introduction 0 Last week Scott Weingart discussed a case of a profoundly hypoxemic patient with a failed airway which was salvaged by surgical cricothyrotomy (listen to it here).  Despite successfully resuscitating the patient there was some criticism later that perhaps a cricothyrotomy wasn’t absolutely required.  This reminds me of a case I’ve been planning […]

Preamble: Movember 0 Movember is an annual event involving growing a mustache during November to raise awareness and funds to support men’s health issues including prostate cancer.  To support Movember, this post is about mustaches… and critical care, of course.  0 Introduction with a Case 0 Once upon a time at Genius General Hospital, there was […]

0 Introduction 0 Last week I attended Dr. Levitan’s airway course in Baltimore.   It was a teriffic course, which I would recommend to anyone looking to improve their airway management skills.   For those of you unable to attend the course, here are some points which were particularly interesting to me.   0 Pearl #10.   Respect the […]