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Lars Svarthaug

@svarthaug.bsky.social
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Nurse anesthesist, ass.professor NTNU/Norway. Mostly teaching, tries to keep up in clinics. Anesthesia and emergency care, simulation.

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Lars Svarthaug @svarthaug.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Have you ever wondered WHY? Or maybe you just want to know EVERYTHING about Oxygen? Came across this comprehensive 400+ pages free pdf from retired anesthesiologist Helge Opdahl. www.theo2comp.com His Norwegian paperback has been a favourite for decades! #ansky #Anesthesia #EMedsky #MedSky #emimcc
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Lars Svarthaug @svarthaug.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Pharma industry in Norway supports colour-coded labelling of anesthetic drugs! Working towards reduction of #LASAdrugs to increase #patientsafety in #anesthesia. Click the English flag for an AI-translated version of the article (some translations may be imperfect). www.lmi.no/2026/04/07/b... #ansky
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Ber legemiddelprodusenter merke anestesilegemidler etter fargekoder – Legemiddelindustrien
- Vi ønsker at dere i legemiddelindustrien merker legemidler som brukes under anestesi med fargekoding i henhold til internasjonal ISO-standard, slik at risikoen for forveksling minimeres.
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sccmcriticalcare.bsky.social @sccmcriticalcare.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
NEW: Review the latest updates to the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines for Sepsis and Septic Shock. Adult Guidelines: ow.ly/5sVE50YxASf Children's Guidelines: ow.ly/XE5E50YxASe Intensive Care Medicine Journal #SCCM #SCCM2026
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Lars Svarthaug @svarthaug.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Working to avoid #LookAlikeDrugs 👏to Fresenius Kabi for changing their labelling of rocuronium after input from Hospital Trust🤩 Had meetings with pharma industry and Hospital trust procurement committee, all positive, but we need international partners! Wanna join? #ansky #anesthesia #patientsafety
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Olav Torvund @olavtorvund.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Jeg har ikke tatt i bruk ChatGPT, og derfor kan jeg heller ikke avslutte bruken av det. Men det ser ut som et godt initiativ. #QuitGPT www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kro...
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Debatt: Avslutt ChatGPT. Abonnementet ditt finansierer autoritarisme.
Som historiker har jeg studert historiens største forbrukerboikotter, og ChatGPT er et perfekt mål. Vi kan ta det ned – og sende et kraftig signal til Silicon Valley: Dere kan være de neste.
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Canadian Journal of Anesthesia @cja-journal.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Expansion by the World Health Organization of the definition of medicinal oxygen for clinical use to narrow the oxygen availability gap - Canadian Journal of Anesthesia Access - rdcu.be/e1Lit #CJA #CJA2025 #CJA2026 #Anesthesia #Anesthesiology
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Lars Svarthaug @svarthaug.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Please comment, agree/disagree/other suggestions! Having meetings with pharma industry and Hospital procurement trust soon. Would be very helpful to get international feedback. Please DM me if you want more details 👍 #ansky #medsky #patientsafety #LookAlikeDrugs
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Lars Svarthaug @svarthaug.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
What would you do to reduce #LookAlikeDrugs in #anesthesia? 1: Consistent use of ISO/ASTM-standard color from outer packaging to final product? 2:Transferable labels? 3: Generic name most prominent? 4: Red cap/label and warning on NMBA? Other things? Good and bad examples shown. #ansky
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Lars Svarthaug @svarthaug.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
On your way to a pharma meeting about #LookAlikeDrugs in #anesthesia, you find a magic lamp. 🧞 Genie grants you three wishes. Non-technological solutions only. What would you wish for to improve medication safety? 👇 #ansky #medsky #patientsafety #medicationsafety
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Lars Svarthaug @svarthaug.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Definitely time to retire clinical signs, but we are lagging behind. I still observe etCO2 comes second to auscultation. "The capnograph should be first, front and center as the tool to exclude oesophageal intubation." #AnSky #AirwaySky
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Anaesthesia @anaesjournal.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Extreme swings in practice are often erroneous, & it is possible that an all-or-none decision-making process for cricoid force application is one of these errors. Some patients require prophylactic application of cricoid force; some warrant therapeutic application.. #AnSky doi.org/10.1111/anae...
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Carlsbj📎 @carlsbj.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Deler denne fra Hanne Edøy Lossius. #ledersyka
dagbladet.no
- Ikke sett én eneste direktør
Hanne Edøy Lossius har mistet mye tillit til det norske helseforetaket. 50 000 personer viser støtte i innlegget hennes.
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Lars Svarthaug @svarthaug.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
The Norwegian Standard for the Safe Practice of Anesthesia (NSA) guidelines details the division of tasks and responsibilities between anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists in Norway. New article presents the experiences and perspectives on NSA #ansky onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
My latest @newscientist.com cartoon
Title:
SOME GRAMMATICAL VOICES FOR USE IN SCIENTIFIC WRITING

ACTIVE VOICE
e.g.
Our team collected samples and then we tested them.

CLICKBAIT VOICE
e.g.
We collected some samples...
You won't believe what happened next!

PASSIVE VOICE
e.g.
Samples were collected and tested.

HAIKU VOICE
e.g.
Quiet science lab.
Workers arrive with samples.
The testing begins.

PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE VOICE
e.g. We did all the collecting and testing.
No need to thank us.
Just doing our job.

CONSPIRACY VOICE
e.g.
Mysterious "Samples" were harvested and covertly "tested" by so-called scientists.
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Dr Duncan Robertson @duncanrobertson.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Wooah. 18.5% reduction in sick leave reported. (And this was pre-Covid: "Our sample periods for the LEZ and ULEZ analyses are 2005–2009 and 2016–2019, respectively.")
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Pass it on. #StandWithUkraine
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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 28/02/2025
Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people. Be strong, be brave, be fearless. You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy. We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
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Lars Svarthaug @svarthaug.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Pneumothorax in children - X-ray? We are having a trauma simulation this week, with a child around 2 years. Is there anyone who has or knows where to find a chest radiograph of a child with left-sided PTX, both initial and with a chest tube inserted? Nothing in Radiopedia....
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Basic Apple Guy @basicappleguy.com · 31/12/2024
Happy 25th Anniversary to those who remember...
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Lars Svarthaug @svarthaug.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Low dose suxamethonium is well known "last resort" for rapid treatment of #laryngospasm. Is there any evidence at all for the use of #rocuronium in lower dose than intubationdose 1,0-1,2 mg/kg? emergencycarebc.ca/clinical_res... suggests 0,2 mg/kg,but without references. Anyone? #AirwaySky #AnSky
Picture showing vocal cords
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Balazs @cannulaservice.hibalazs.net · 29/11/2024
My entry for the @sivatrainees.bsky.social #SIVA24 infographic competition. Is there one model to rule them all? Well tbh I think it doesn't matter all that much, as long as you know your model well! You can find a more detailed explanation on my website: hibalazs.net/anaesthesia/... #ansky
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Lars Svarthaug @svarthaug.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
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Lars Svarthaug @svarthaug.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
About to finish a rev of the airway chapter in a Norwegian textbook in Nurse Anesthesia. I've included flextension for positioning, increased focus on VL, CO2, not only auscultation, physiological difficult airway, 1st vs 2nd Gen SAD etc. What more is "new" to? Suggestions? #AirwaySky #AnSky
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Lars Svarthaug @svarthaug.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
"Home made" quiz game for my Nurse Anesthetist students today, always a success, and an easy go-to when my lessons were a bit bad planned 😜Empty vials/ampoules as game piece makes it extra fun. "I want to be remi!" #Ansky
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