Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthésie
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Laryngeal mask insertion with a laryngoscope in paediatric patients.
To assess epiglottic position after laryngeal mask airway (LMA) insertion with or without the use of a laryngoscope. ⋯ This technique offers an alternative when the standard technique has failed, or when LMA insertion precedes bronchoscopy or intubation via the laryngeal mask.
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To describe a rare adverse outcome resulting from lumbar epidural steroid injections for the treatment of chronic lower back pain. ⋯ A through pre-procedure assessment with attention to the neurologic examination and signs/symptoms of infection is essential.
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Biography Historical Article
The contribution of Canadian anaesthetists to the evolution of cardiac surgery.
There have been great improvements in the management of patients with heart disease over the past 50 yr much of which has been due to the development of surgical procedures for the correction of acquired and congenital cardiac abnormalities. A great deal has been written about the surgeons and the innovative procedures they developed. They were undoubtedly courageous, imaginative, knowledgeable and skillful. Little is written about the anaesthetists who often worked in the laboratory with the surgeons and provided anaesthesia for patients having this surgery which, in the early days, was experimental. The purpose of this article is to present the contributions made by Canadian anaesthetists to the evolution of cardiac surgery. ⋯ An analysis of the literature and personal, verbal and written communications with anaesthetists who experienced the trials and tribulations of anaesthesia for these early surgical procedures clearly indicates that Canadians were at the forefront in advancing anaesthesia for cardiac surgery.