Mar 31, 2020
In this piece we look at how Australia is dealing with the COVID 19 crisis. What restrictions are being placed upon people and how strict are they? How does "the father of perioperative medicine" see the world which is now being asked to face one of its most urgent medical emergencies? Has the time come to honour 'the...
Mar 31, 2020
Preoperative risk stratification; what is are the risks and controversies behind preoperative exercise testing and the six minute walk test? This piece looks at the evidence behind both and some practical guidance for informing clinical care.
Does the six minute walk test predict complications? What is the true value...
Mar 30, 2020
This piece takes a look at the San Diego front line of the global fight against COVID 19. What unique pressures are there here; the large homeless population is a particular challenge, how do psychiatric patients further the conundrum. Also, what about the assumption that patients are likely to be carrying the virus...
Mar 30, 2020
"We keep being told we're one to two weeks away from the peak..."
This piece takes a look at how Monty is getting on with his diagnosis, COVID 19 symptoms infamously vary in severity throughout the infection. Now he has been diagnosed how, if at all, will his behaviour change? What is the UK's policy on practitioners...
Mar 30, 2020
Australia has an interesting history both generally and with perioperative medicine specifically. Here the story is told and their current progress is revealed. How do comparisons between various countries help us to understand where improvements can be made? How do the differences between the way in which healthcare...