118 Challenges of lactate interpretation with Tim and Declan
You are phoned and asked to review the venous blood gas from a woman who has just given birth in labour ward. She had a long and difficult labour and […]
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117 Toxicity of neuraxial tranexamic acid with Graeme
Hi Everyone, “Three minutes after the administration on the spinal anaesthetic they became restless and complained of severe pain in both lower limbs and back. Their heart rate and blood […]
112 Peripartum hyponatraemia with Jess & Siv
You are called to a code blue medical on labour ward – a previously well nulliparous woman has just had a seizure, and now seems confused. Her observations are normal, […]
109 Radial arterial line strategies to prevent failure with Graeme & Siv
Arterial lines – let’s face it who doesn’t love them? When you have a truly sick patient these humble and often underrated devices bring so much to the table, precise […]
108 Postoperative pulmonary complications and protective lung ventilation strategies with Lloyd Green
(Hypothetical case) You are called to the PACU to review a patient, who despite face mask oxygen has saturations of only 88%. She is a woman in her 50s who […]
104 Oral midodrine a discussion with Rheily
Your 76 yr old patient is now two days post her laparotomy for ovarian cancer. She looks well, is starting to eat and keen to get up to the shower […]
100 Learning from real haemorrhage case discussions
Hi everyone, Join us this week as we briefly celebrate the 100th episode – almost exactly 5 years after the first episodes aired. Then we sit down to discuss some […]
099 Maternal sepsis with Jess and Sneha Part 2
Hi everyone, This is the second episode of two, where I sit down with my anaesthetic colleague Sneha and senior ICU trainee Jess to discuss the important and sometimes scary […]
098 Maternal sepsis with Jess and Sneha Part 1
Hi everyone, This is the first episode of two, where I sit down with my anaesthetic colleague Sneha and senior ICU trainee Jess to discuss the important and sometimes scary […]
097 Obstetric haemorrhage
Welcome to this podcast, the eighth in our series of obstetric anaesthesia basics. Join us for this conversation where we discuss all things relating to obstetric haemorrhage, a much feared […]