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February 27, 2018Anaesthesia, Pain Management

016 – Sphenopalatine ganglion block for postdural puncture headache

(*Fictitious case) You are called to the postnatal ward by the midwife to review a woman who unfortunately had an accidental dural puncture the day before during her labour. When […]

February 13, 2018Anaesthesia, Critical care, Haemorrhage, Obstetrics, Uncategorized

015 Placenta percreta perioperative and anaesthetic management

(*Fictitious case) You are contacted by the ultrasound department – they have just completed a formal scan on an urgent referral and want to discuss their findings with you urgently. […]

January 29, 2018January 29, 2018Critical care, Obstetrics

014 Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Pregnancy

(*Fictitious case) A 32 yr old pregnant woman with insulin dependent diabetes presents to a regional hospital in WA at 27 weeks gestation, with probable premature rupture of her membranes, […]

January 18, 2018January 18, 2018Anaesthesia, Haemorrhage, Obstetrics, Patient Blood Management

013 Intraoperative and intrapartum strategies to decrease blood loss – anaesthesia, coagulation and pharmacology

Hi everyone, This weeks post is part 2 of the 5th in my mini series on patient blood management in obstetrics and gynaecology. We discuss some of the strategies we […]

January 4, 2018Anaesthesia, Haemorrhage, Obstetrics, Patient Blood Management

012 Fibrinogen concentrate in major haemorrhage – interview with Dr Hamish Mace

You phone goes off – you roll over it is 2am – when you pick up it is a theatre nurse calling to ask if you can urgently come to […]

December 26, 2017March 22, 2018Critical care, Episodes, Obstetrics

011 Hyperkalaemic crisis in the pre-eclamptic patient

Merry Xmas! This weeks post was inspired by a recent unexpected case of severe hyperkalaemia in a severe pre-eclamptic – I have put together a fictitious case which is a […]

December 15, 2017Haemorrhage, Obstetrics, Patient Blood Management

010 Intraoperative and intrapartum surgical / physical / radiological techniques to minimise blood loss

Hi everyone, This weeks post is the 5th in my mini series on patient blood management in obstetrics and gynaecology. We discuss some of the strategies we can use to […]

December 7, 2017December 7, 2017Anaesthesia, Obstetrics

009 The Parturient with Spina Bifida

You get called down to labour ward to place an urgent epidural in a labouring nulliparous woman. When you get there the team inform you that “she is going crazy […]

November 15, 2017November 23, 2017Episodes, Obstetrics, Patient Blood Management

008 Intravenous iron

Hi Guys, Number 4 in the patient blood management in obstetrics and gynaecology mini tute series. Intravenous iron – a relatively safe and effective treatment that can rapidly correct iron […]

November 15, 2017November 23, 2017Episodes, Obstetrics, Patient Blood Management

007 Oral Iron

Hi Guys, Number 3 in the patient blood management in obstetrics and gynaecology mini tute series. Nice and short this time! Oral iron the treatment of choice for the vast […]