Articles Between Issues:September 15, 2021
For maxillofacial fracture repairs, surgeons often prefer nasal intubation to allow for intermaxillary fixation. However, there are circumstances when nasal intubation is contraindicated, such as Lefort II and III, in which fractures to the ethmoid bone often extend to…
Articles Between Issues:June 1, 2021
I am writing to inquire about requirements for fire extinguishers in the operating room. Is it a requirement that each operating room have its own fire extinguisher located in the room?
APSF Newsletter, June 2021
I would like to present a case of lower lip injury in a patient during intubation associated with the design of a Macintosh laryngoscope blade (BritePro Solo™, Flexicare Inc., Irvine, CA). The patient was a 75-year-old male who was scheduled for a urologic procedure. He was intubated smoothly with a 7.5 endotracheal tube (ETT) using…
APSF Newsletter, June 2021
A 55-year-old male with a history of pre-existing bifasicular heart block was orally intubated uneventfully with a 7.5 millimeter Shiley polyvinyl endotracheal tube…
APSF Newsletter, June 2021
The ThermaCor® 1200 Rapid Infusion (Smisson-Cartledge Biomedical, Macon, GA) is a rapid heated fluid infuser, which utilizes dry, conduction temperature-controlled heating…
Articles Between Issues:March 9, 2021
Dear Rapid Response: At our institution, we routinely use pulmonary arterial catheters (PAC) to assist in the management of critically ill and complex cardiothoracic surgery patients. On two occasions over…