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Anaesthesia is the official journal of the Association of Anaesthetists and is international in scope and comprehensive in coverage. It publishes original, peer-reviewed articles on all aspects of general and regional anaesthesia, intensive care and pain therapy, including research on equipment. Rapid Sequence podcasts offer an insight into our journal, publications, editors, reviewers, authors and readers. Each episode is short, concise and packed full of CPD for all your educational needs.
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Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Postoperative pulmonary complications and the supraglottic airway device
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
The two most commonly used airway management techniques during general anaesthesia are supraglottic airway devices and tracheal tubes. This new study compares their use for elderly patients undergoing low risk surgery with a composite of postoperative pulmonary complications as the primary outcome.
It is a fascinating trial for many reasons and we expect there will be much discussion amongst anaesthetists. Join Prof Mike Irwin and the authors to find out why they did it and a summary of the key clinical messages.
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