International Journal of Anesthesia and Critical Care

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Middle Interscalene Block (Alemanno’s Technique): Some Considerations Thirty Years Later

Fernando Alemanno

In the last century, starting from 1911 (Kulenkampff) [1], more than twenty upper limb blocking techniques had been described, each of these blocks with its owns strengths and weaknesses (complications). Personally, in the early 80s I still applied Kulenkampff’s supraclavicular technique modified by Moore [2]; in one week I had had two

Int J Anaesth Crit Care, 2022, Volume 1, Issue 1, p33-36 | DOI: 10.33696/Anesthesia.1.005

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The Impact of Fluid Resuscitation Timeliness in Geriatric Patients with Sepsis: A Single Center Retrospective Cohort Study

Zed Omar Seedat, Kevin Itty, Prashank S. Neupane, Katherine D. Reano, David L. Waldburg, , Christopher M. Gebara, Samer Fahmy, Michael A. DeDonno, Sachin S. Sule

Sepsis is a key driver of worldwide mortality, representing close to 20% of global deaths in 2017 [1]. Approximately half of patients hospitalized with sepsis are 65 years and older [2]. Delivery of 30ml/kg of crystalloid fluid bolus within three hours of diagnosing sepsis remains a cornerstone of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC)

Int J Anaesth Crit Care, 2022, Volume 1, Issue 1, p24-32 | DOI: 10.33696/Anesthesia.1.004

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Evolving Policies and Practices for Organ Recovery and Non- Lung Organ Transplantation in Candidates Recovering from COVID-2019 - A Review

Yehuda Raveh, Rodrigo Vianna, Alghidak Salama, Ramona Nicolau-Raducu

The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic affected Solid-Organ transplantation (SOT) policies and practices worldwide. The medical sector had to adapt to overwhelming concerns regarding patient care, infection-control, healthcare workers’ safety, and limited healthcare resources. Transplant-

Int J Anaesth Crit Care, 2022, Volume 1, Issue 1, p17-23 | DOI: 10.33696/Anesthesia.1.003