I don’t know about where you work but if a patient comes in with an abscess too big to do under local (the wonderfully ineffectual local…) then they get admitted under the surgeons to get it done under GA. Obviously … Read More »
There’s a lot of developing stuff out there that waiting times are bad, not just for patient experiences but also for clinical outcomes. METHODS These guys took a big Canadian database and looked at it to see what happened. The … Read More »
This is no small topic. And I don’t plan to give a definitive take on this but here’s some thoughts. I’m also planning one on why methaemoglobinaemia is a good thing. Seriously. [peekaboo_link name=”1 What is methaemoglobinaemia?”]1 What is methaemoglobinaemia?[/peekaboo_link] … Read More »
I’ve just finished reading this (in a rather frenzied 8 hour marathon) fascinating book by David Newman. (of SMARTEM and the NNT fame) It covers all the problems with medicine that i’ve been torturing my poor friends over for donkeys … Read More »
I keep a little, ever-expanding note on my phone where I jot down little morsels of goodness that I pick up while listening to or reading one of the many excellent sites/podcasts in the useful resource section. I’ll try and … Read More »