GUARD Protocol: Gastric Ultrasound for Aspiration Risk Determination
Before your next sedation, consider the GUARD protocol! Our Ultrasound Directors discuss the use of gastric ultrasound as a tool for predicting aspiration risk.
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Cricothyrotomy, although a rarely performed procedure by the emergency physician, can be life- saving when definitive oropharyngeal airway cannot be established. Ultrasound can be an adjunct to the standard technique, especially in cases which the patient does not ideal airway anatomy. Check out this blog and get your POCUS on!
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Regional anesthesia can be an extremely effective way to manage pain and minimize opioids. Our interns recently participated in Dr. Derr’s Regional Anesthesia Workshop. In this post, Dr. Okonkwo discusses her favorite technique from the workshop, the posterior tibial nerve block.
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