Barriers to the implementation of the Surgical Safety Checklist
Jennifer Blakelidge talks about the success and barriers following the creation of the WHO standardised Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC) ...
Read MoreTrick or treat (Drug packaging and the challenges)
Dr Avinash Aswath, of Darent Valley Hospital, has noticed a rather scary similarity in drug packaging Introduction and description...
Read MoreBringing safe anaesthesia to the people of rural Mongolia
Professor David Pescod is Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Melbourne and Deputy Director at the Department of Anaesthesia,...
Read MoreWhat are the lessons to be learnt from the “Morecambe Bay Scandal”
James Watts, consultant in anaesthesia and critical care, looks at the important lessons to be learned following recent events that...
Read MoreWhat are the lessons from the Gosport report?
James Watts, Consultant in Anaesthesia & Critical Care, looks at the recently published report into the events that occurred at Gosport War Memorial...
Read MoreA case of adrenal pheochromocytoma
Anaesthetist Julieta Cervellera Agrelo presents a rare case of adrenal pheochromocytoma in a 53-year-old patient, discovered in a routine test...
Read MoreGuiding paediatric vascular access
NICE guidelines for ultrasound-guided placement of central venous lines in adults and children were first issued in the UK in...
Read MoreGood ol’ Metronidazole … friend or foe ?
Metronidazole is a Nitroimidazole derivative that has been used as an antibacterial and antiprotozoal agent for more than 45 years....
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