Annales françaises d'anesthèsie et de rèanimation
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · May 2013
[Inadvertent peripheral nerve catheter shearing occurring during ultrasound guidance].
We report two cases of inadvertent peripheral nerve catheter (PNC) shearing that occurred during placement under ultrasound guidance. Same PNC kits were used in two different hospitals. ⋯ Differences and mechanical properties of different PNC kits are discussed. The management of retained PNC carried out in these cases is presented.
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The transportation of critically ill patients in the French West Indies represents a real challenge; in order to ensure territorial continuity of health care provision, the cardiac surgical department of the Fort-de-France Hospital created a mobile ECMO/ECLS unit. The aim of our work is to describe the logistical, technical and financial aspects of the interhospital transfer of ECMO/ECLS-assisted patients in the French Caribbean. ⋯ Interhospital transfer of ECMO/ECLS-assisted patients by land or air is technically feasible under perfectly secure conditions in our area. Prior coordination of this activity has helped to make it affordable.
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · May 2013
Case Reports[Video laryngoscopic tracheal intubation under sedation].
We report a video laryngoscopic tracheal intubation under sedation in a patient with a hip fracture. Preoperative assessment revealed signs of difficult airway management linked to a cervical spine immobilization. Here we describe an alternative method to awake fiber optic flexible intubation.
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · May 2013
Letter Case Reports[Pulmonary lobe torsion: an eventuality following oesophagectomy].
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Apr 2013
[Difficult airway management: assessment of knowledge and experience in anaesthesiology residents].
Assessment of knowledge and experience in anaesthesiology residents on alternative techniques for difficult airway management. ⋯ Four years after the expert conference of the French Anaesthesiology Society, the educational objectives are not achieved during the resident training, both on mannequins or patients.