Airway rescue during sedation: a proposed airway rescue pathway for nonanesthesiologists.

Purpose Of Review: This review summarizes key features of adverse airway and respiratory events for which sedation providers must be prepared to diagnose and treat in a timely manner. Key features include elements of the presedation patient evaluation that predict adverse airway and respiratory events; patient profiles, target sedation levels, and procedure types that should prompt a consult with an anesthesiologist; necessary clinical skills, essential equipment, and reversal drugs necessary to manage adverse airway and respiratory events; and a proposed airway rescue pathway that describes a sequence of interventions and prompts to call for help when encountering an adverse airway or respiratory event.

Recent Findings: Several studies have reported adverse events from sedation.

Diaphragm function after interscalene brachial plexus block: a double-blind, randomized comparison of 0.25% and 0.125% bupivacaine.

Background: Interscalene brachial plexus block (ISBPB) provides excellent analgesia after rotator cuff surgery but is associated with diaphragm dysfunction. In this study, ISBPB with 20 mL of 0.125% or 0.

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in a patient with severe preeclampsia.

Focal neurologic deficits in the parturient must be rapidly assessed and treated to minimize damage to both mother and child. The following case report features a patient presenting with visual loss, mental status changes, and severe preeclampsia, diagnosed as posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome. This syndrome manifests radiographically as symmetric hypodensities of the posterior gray and white matter, and is usually reversible with prompt treatment.