Posts - obsgynaecritcare

050 – Empiric massive transfusion protocols versus targeted blood product therapy.

Posted April 11, 2019May 8, 2019 browning_rogerLeave a commentPosted in Anaesthesia, Critical care, Haemorrhage, Patient Blood Management

Hi everyone, Recently Graeme and I were asked to help run a workshop here in WA for the ANZCA Emergency Response CPD programme – thanks for your help Graeme and […]

048 – After hours critical cases discussion about assembling a good team and communication.

Posted April 4, 2019April 8, 2019 browning_roger1 CommentPosted in Anaesthesia, Critical care, Haemorrhage, Obstetrics, Patient Blood Management, Surgery

Hi Everyone, This week we have a great four person discussion around the importance of assembling the right team when confronted with a high risk complex case in the after […]

049 – FOAMed and podcasting with Dr Casey Parker

Posted April 3, 2019April 16, 2019 browning_roger1 CommentPosted in Anaesthesia, Critical care, Education

Hi Everyone, This week I had the privilege to sit down and chat with Dr Casey Parker (or is that Paraka? – apologies a little inside joke ). Casey works […]

047 – Bedside echocardiography for critical care and perioperative medicine

Posted March 29, 2019April 2, 2019 browning_rogerLeave a commentPosted in Anaesthesia, Cardiac disease, Critical care

(*Hypothetical patient) You are called to review a woman who recently arrived in your hospital and is now a few hours postpartum after a pre-term vaginal delivery at 35 weeks. […]

046 – Managing a patient with a postdural puncture headache PDPH with Dr Matt Rucklidge

Posted March 6, 2019March 6, 2019 browning_roger2 CommentsPosted in Anaesthesia, Obstetrics, Pain Management

Scenario: You are called by a midwife to review a patient on the ward who had a vaginal delivery yesterday with an epidural for pain relief and now she has […]

045 – Avoiding or managing the accidental dural puncture a discussion with Dr Matt Rucklidge

Posted February 19, 2019February 19, 2019 browning_roger2 CommentsPosted in Anaesthesia, Obstetrics, Pain Management

You are called down to labour ward to put an epidural into a woman who is extremely distressed, in the throes of established labour who is thrashing around the bed […]

044 – Lung ultrasound a discussion with Dr Parvesh Verma

Posted December 17, 2018December 17, 2018 browning_roger3 CommentsPosted in Anaesthesia, Critical care

You are called down to your HDU to review a 81 year old woman who is day one following a major laparotomy for ovarian cancer surgery. The nursing staff are […]

043 – Anaphylaxis discussion part 1 with Chong

Posted December 3, 2018December 3, 2018 browning_rogerLeave a commentPosted in Anaesthesia, Critical care

Hi everyone! Better late than never. This week Chong and I have finally got around to our discussion on anaphylaxis. What are the common causes of anaphylaxis? How is the […]

042 – Great case discussed – perioperative anaphylaxis

Posted October 23, 2018December 20, 2018 browning_rogerLeave a commentPosted in Anaesthesia, Critical care

Hi everyone, Anaphylaxis is an unpredictable scary life-threatening condition which unfortunately is more common than we would like. If you work in healthcare chances are you will have seen this […]

041 – Obstetric cell salvage an update, what only one suction, no filter and more with Dr Matt Rucklidge

Posted October 1, 2018October 1, 2018 browning_rogerLeave a commentPosted in Anaesthesia, Haemorrhage, Obstetrics, Patient Blood Management

Hi everyone, Welcome to part 2 of our series on cell salvage in obstetrics and gynaecology! Last week we had a great discussion on the basics of cell salvage and […]