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Anaesthesia and caring for patients during the COVID-19 outbreak. Airway Management Guidelines.

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  AIM  To advise on processes and techniques required to protect staff and prevent transmission of infection during airway procedures for patients with known or suspected COVID-19 infection. To help anaesthesia staff and anaesthesia departments in clinical decision making and in the production of local processes and protocols. This advice is not intended to replace officially produced local advice (where available) from hospital departments, health services or state or federal health bodies.

Extubation Strategies after Cardiac Surgery

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Extubation Strategies after Cardiac Surgery  

Assessing Patient Readiness for Extubation

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  Assessing Patient Readiness for Extubation

Extubation Algorithm

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''Respiratory complications after tracheal extubation are three times more common than complications occurring during tracheal intubation and induction of anaesthesia (4.6%  vs  12.6%).