PACSA 2016 Workshop

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Material for PACSA 2016 Paediatric Difficult Airways & Lung Separation Workshop.  Wander in here and wondering what PACSA could possibly be?  You can find out more here, or about the 2016 PACSA conference in Bloemfontein here.

Before you do anything, please take the pre-assessment quiz here:

Resources to help you prepare for the workshop, or review afterwards:

Paediatric difficult airway reference materials
Paediatric OLV reference materials

Skills videos on specific equipment:

Useful tables:

(Sourced from above collection and used with appreciation for quick reference in the operating theatre):

Airway dimensions in children. (Source: Hammer, Fizmorris, Brodsky 1999)

Airway dimensions in children. (Source: Hammer, Fizmorris, Brodsky 1999)

 

Single-lument ETT dimensions. (Source: Hammer, Fizmorris, Brodsky 1999
Single-lument ETT dimensions. (Source: Hammer, Fizmorris, Brodsky 1999
Univent and DLT dimensions. (Source: Hammer, Fizmorris, Brodsky 1999
Univent and DLT dimensions. (Source: Hammer, Fizmorris, Brodsky 1999
Appropriate endotracheal tubes, bronchial blockers, Univent and double-lumen tubes for different age range patients. (Source: ATOTW 322, ex Cote 2013)
Appropriate endotracheal tubes, bronchial blockers, Univent and double-lumen tubes for different age range patients. (Source: ATOTW 322, ex Cote 2013)
univent-tubes
Univent ETT diameters

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