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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
006 Iron Physiology
Hi again! This is episode two in my mini tutorial series on patient blood management (PBM) in obstetrics and gynaecology. This one is on the basics of iron physiology – […]
005 Patient Blood Management (PBM) in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Gidday, Bonjour, Hi! This is the first episode in my mini series on patient blood management in O&G. Menorrhagia, haemorrhage, PV bleeding, iron deficiency, anaemia – any of this seem […]
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 […]
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 […]