Safety and Sustainability of Axillary Versus Radial Arterial Catheters in Critically Ill Children
A Retrospective Comparative Study
Pediatric Anesthesia
Reviewed August 2025 by Dr Eamonn Upperton
This retrospective cohort study examines axillary arterial lines placed in PICU patients to compare their safety profile with radial arterial lines, and provides some baseline data to support their...
Assessing the utility of ultrasound guided vascular access placement with longer catheters in critically ill pediatric patients
Pediatric Anesthesia
Reviewed August 2023 by Dr K C Law
Summary This is a retrospective single-center cohort study looking at using ultrasound to place longer length peripheral intravenous cannulae to prolong its indwelling life-span and use, increase...
Peri-operative management of neuromuscular blockade
A guideline from the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care
European Journal of Anaesthesiology
Reviewed January 2023 by Dr Don Hannah
Methods A group was appointed to develop guidelines on the peri-operative management of neuromuscular blockade. Clinical queries were developed in the form of three...
Eight years of CRASH
A bi-national initiative helping critical care doctors return to work
Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine
Reviewed January 2023 by Dr Susan Hale
The Critical Care, Resuscitation, Airway Skills: Helping you return to work course (CRASH) course is a bi-national (Australia and New Zealand) collaboration between anaesthetists, intensivists and...
The Influence of Positive End-Expiratory Pressure on Leakage and Oxygenation Using a Laryngeal Mask Airway
A Randomized Trial
Anesthesia Analgesia
Reviewed September 2022 by Dr Liam O'Doherty
An RCT of adult patients undergoing surgery (urology, gynaecology, peripheral) with mandatory ventilation via a Proseal LMA mask randomised to PEEP 8.2 cmH2O (PEEP group) or PEEP 0 cmH2O (ZEEP...
