FOI Anaesthesia
Last modified: 14 September 2023, 10:39:28 AM AEST
Technique / description1 / 5
Strive-HI
- Similar to gastroscopy
- HFNP
- Propofol TCI
- Ce 8.0
- Gradual increments, generally 7-9
- Maintain spontaneous ventilation
- This is a significant depth of sedation, it is anaesthesia, and will permit AW instrumentation, making LA / topicalisation less important
Spontaneous Ventilation2 / 5
- Sitting up
- Approach from front
Sedation3 / 5
- Remi
- R-2.0
Asleep FOI4 / 5
- D-blade + FOB
- Jaw thrust + FOB only
- D-blade + ETT above glottis + FOB
- For laryngeal trauma
Ketamine5 / 5
- There will be delayed emergence
- Wait for 2-3 minutes
- Endpoint = unresponsiveness = staring into space
- LA less essential