Across multiple disciplines undertaking airway management globally, preventable episodes
of unrecognised oesophageal intubation result in profound hypoxaemia, brain injury and …

The causes of hypoxaemia in children include the commonest causes of childhood illness:
pneumonia and other acute respiratory infections, and neonatal illness, particularly sepsis …

Background Surgery is an essential part of health care, but resources to ensure the
availability of surgical services are often inadequate. We estimated the global distribution of …

Capnography is now recognized as an indispensable patient safety monitor. Evidence
suggests that its use improves outcomes in operating rooms, intensive care units, and …

Abstract Introduction Dr. Takuo Aoyagi invented pulse oximetry in 1974. Pulse oximeters are
widely used worldwide, most recently making headlines during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr …

Multiple professional groups and societies worldwide have produced airway management
guidelines. These are typically targeted at the process of tracheal intubation by a particular …

Maternal critical care reflects interdisciplinary care in any hospital area according to the
severity of illness of the pregnant woman. The admission rate to intensive care units is below …

The safety of anesthesia characteristic of high-income countries today is not matched in low-
resource settings with poor infrastructure, shortages of anesthesia providers, essential …

Pulse oximetry is mandatory during anaesthesia in many countries, a standard endorsed by
the World Health Organization 'Safe Surgery Saves Lives' initiative. The Association of …

Since the discovery of anesthetic agents, patient monitoring has been considered one of the
core responsibilities of the anesthesiologist. As depicted in Robert Hinckley's famous …