riv_nurse replied to riv_nurse's topic in Operating Room
Yes, pre-oxygenation buys you more time for apnea if you have airway difficulty, but it isn't a lapse in safety if it doesn't occur. So if there had been airway difficulty, it would have been a lapse...
riv_nurse replied to riv_nurse's topic in Operating Room
Thanks jwk, Well I am new in the OR (just over 6 months) and this is the first time that anything remotely scary happened. This patient came in with the regional, very relaxed etc. She literally...
If a patient comes into the OR with a block but it's discovered that the block isn't working (after the incision is made) and then GA has to be quickly administered (w/o preoxygenation), do I need to...