If you can’t get an IV, try this!

[BobBarker]

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[nimbus]

When the endoscopy center can’t get anesthesia coverage….

 

[Drwine]

When I was a resident we used rectal Brevital. Unfortunately rectal propofol never panned out. When I saw the title I was thinking of 8 percent sevo by mask making a vein pop up.

 

[ethilo]

This induction method is reserved for our hospital administrators

 

[coffeebythelake]

When I was a resident we used rectal Brevital. Unfortunately rectal propofol never panned out. When I saw the title I was thinking of 8 percent sevo by mask making a vein pop up.

possible to cannulate and use a rectal hemorrhoid vein?

 

[BobBarker]

It was in a medical textbook from 1923. I didn’t realize I had it. We either got it from a books by the yard type place or from an estate sale. I had another anesthesiologist over and he saw it on the shelf.

 

[BobBarker]

Don’t mind the crocs and socks. Lol.

 

[patriot6]

Don’t mind the crocs and socks. Lol.

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sexy palmaris longus

 

[nimbus]

Don’t mind the crocs and socks. Lol.

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I bet that book is full of pearls.

 

[Planktonmd]

I remember using rectal chloral hydrate for short eye procedures on little children, not sure if it's still used?

Rectal chloral hydrate sedation for computed tomography in young children with head trauma

Children evaluated in the emergency department for head trauma often undergo computed tomography (CT), with some uncooperative children requiring pharmacological sedation. Chloral hydrate (CH) is a sedative that has been widely used, but its rectal use ...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

 

[coffeebythelake]

I remember using rectal chloral hydrate for short eye procedures on little children, not sure if it's still used?

Rectal chloral hydrate sedation for computed tomography in young children with head trauma

Children evaluated in the emergency department for head trauma often undergo computed tomography (CT), with some uncooperative children requiring pharmacological sedation. Chloral hydrate (CH) is a sedative that has been widely used, but its rectal use ...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

never heard of this before. what era was this?

 

[Planktonmd]

never heard of this before. what era was this?

When I was a resident in the late nineties. It's actually a very effective and safe sedation method for young children requiring eye exams.