Dr Nav Sidhu(@DrNavSidhu) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Other anaesthetists to me: “What’s with this stuff you keep going on about? Never needed it. It’s all hocus . Just stick the tube down. Are you a man or a mouse?”

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pocus.sg(@pocus_today) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Gastric Ultrasound and state of fasting.

Useful when fasting status is unknown / delayed gastric emptying !

Link to Article 🔗 bjaed.org/article/S2058-…



Review Article by Kariem, Wojcikiewicz & AnahiPerlas BJA 2019

Gastric Ultrasound and state of fasting. 

Useful when fasting status is unknown / delayed gastric emptying !

Link to Article 🔗 bjaed.org/article/S2058-…

#POCUS #Gastricultrasound #FOAMus #anaesthesia #FOAMcc 

Review Article by @elboghdadly, Wojcikiewicz & @PerlasAnahi BJA 2019
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Dr Nav Sidhu(@DrNavSidhu) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Who's up for a medical mystery?

Am trying to find out when solids or thick fluids that are seen under ultrasound was first described as a 'Grade 3 antrum'.

Allow me to explain in this thread 🧵


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Who's up for a #GastricUltrasound medical mystery?

Am trying to find out when solids or thick fluids that are seen under ultrasound was first described as a 'Grade 3 antrum'.

Allow me to explain in this thread 🧵
#Anaesthesia #Anesthesiology #POCUS 

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Dr Nav Sidhu(@DrNavSidhu) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Came across this algorithm for using to assess aspiration risk.

There is a glaring error in how gastric ultrasound should be used. Not sure how this got past peer review.


Anyone wanna take a guess? 👇

Came across this algorithm for using #GastricUltrasound to assess aspiration risk.

There is a glaring error in how gastric ultrasound should be used. Not sure how this got past peer review. 
#POCUS #Anaesthesia #anesthesiology

Anyone wanna take a guess? 👇
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Yusuke Mazda MD PhD(@yusuke_mazda) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Difficult airway in is always problematic. We have to maintain excellent airway management skills for . Don’t forget extubation is also risk of aspiration. I personally recommend prior to extubation after .

Difficult airway in #OBAnes is always problematic. We have to maintain excellent airway management skills for #MaternalSafety. Don’t forget extubation is also risk of aspiration. I personally recommend #GastricUltrasound prior to extubation after #StatCSection. #TorontoOBA
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