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October 26, 2017November 23, 2017Anaesthesia, Critical care, Episodes

004 Life-threatening bronchospasm – safe mechanical ventilation

(*This is a fictional case) Your patient has just had a very difficult instrumental delivery in theatre after a prolonged obstructed labour. Unfortunately now her uterus won’t contract despite oxytocin […]

September 13, 2017November 23, 2017Anaesthesia, Cancer

003 Can the type of anaesthetic you get when you have your cancer surgery effect how long you live?

Can the type of anaesthetic you get when you have your cancer surgery effect how long you live afterwards? Well the answer is……………… maybe. Listen to my […]

August 31, 2017November 23, 2017Episodes, Haemorrhage, Obstetrics

001 Manual aortic compression

“You are called urgently into one of the birth suite rooms. A woman has just given birth, there is blood everywhere, she is moaning & breathing (barely). She is a […]

August 23, 2017November 23, 2017Haemorrhage, Obstetrics

002 Oxytocin use in labour increases postpartum haemorrhage due to uterine atony

The use of oxytocin to induce or augment labour is an established, commonly used practice that underpins a lot of modern obstetric practice. This technique is a undoubtedly […]