catheters
Airway on Demand: An Awake Intubation With a Transcricothyroid Membrane Catheter
William Rosenblatt, MD, shows the continued placement of a transcricothyroid membrane catheter during an awake ...
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Opioid Use Less Using TAP Catheters Rather Than Epidural Catheters for Colorectal Surgery
Washington—TAP catheters were associated with significantly less use of MMEs compared with epidural catheters ...
NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Airway on Demand: Using the Eschmann Catheter in a Papilloma-Filled Airway
In this episode, William Rosenblatt, MD, shows how to use an Eschmann catheter in a patient with papilloma in the ...
JUNE 6, 2019

Arterial Catheterization Preferences Vary Among Cardiac Anesthesiologists
Phoenix—An anonymous survey of cardiac anesthesiologists has revealed significant variability in preferences ...
OCTOBER 16, 2018

Assess Tracheal Length to Avoid Gum-Elastic Bougie Complications
Frost Series #342—Airway catheters are used to facilitate endotracheal intubation in difficult airway ...
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Airway Exchange Catheter Eases Risky Endotracheal Tube Replacement
San Antonio—Placement of an airway exchange catheter (AEC) in ICU patients at high risk for extubation ...
AUGUST 28, 2018
Local Anesthetic Injection Through Catheter Improves Block Outcomes
San Francisco—A comparison of injection of local anesthetic through a catheter versus a needle for ...
SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Epidural Catheter Offers Alternative to Traditional Blood Patch Administration
An alternative approach to traditional epidural blood patch administration in patients with post–dural ...
MARCH 23, 2017

Morbid Obesity Increases Catheter Failures of Epidural And Combined Spinal–Epidural Techniques During Labor
The increased prevalence of morbid obesity presents numerous analgesic challenges, including respiratory- and ...
DECEMBER 21, 2016

Use of At-Home Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks: For and Against
Does it make good clinical and financial sense to send a patient home with a continuous peripheral nerve block? ...
NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Adductor Canal Block Provides Inconsistent Analgesia for TKA
If the results from a recent study left researchers scratching their heads, it wasn’t because more than ...
OCTOBER 26, 2016