Case report 05/06/2020 Surgical emphysema in the neck leads to a claim Preview Article Surgical emphysema in the neck leads to a claim Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Anaesthetics Claims Casebook
Articles and features 14/11/2019 Careful prescribing Preview Article Careful prescribing Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Prescribing should always set off hazard warning lights in your mind – learn what to look out for. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Anaesthetics Career planning
Articles and features 03/10/2019 How to work in anaesthetics Preview Article How to work in anaesthetics Time to read article: 4 mins () ★ Close Preview Wondering what it's like to be an Anaesthetist? Dr Aidan O'Donnell and Dr Chris MacDonald provide an insight into what it's all about. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Career planning Professionalism Anaesthetics
Case report 20/09/2019 Accidental anaesthetic awareness Preview Article Accidental anaesthetic awareness Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview A patient makes a claim against an anaesthetist member following intra-operative accidental awareness, which she alleged resulted in psychiatric injury. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Record keeping Casebook Anaesthetics Claims
Articles and features 16/08/2019 Specialties in the spotlight: anaesthetics Preview Article Specialties in the spotlight: anaesthetics Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Dr Aidan O’Donnell discusses his experiences of working in anaesthetics. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Anaesthetics Career planning
Case report 01/08/2019 Accidental anaesthetic awareness Preview Article Accidental anaesthetic awareness Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview A patient makes a claim against an anaesthetist member following intra-operative accidental awareness, which she alleged resulted in psychiatric injury. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Claims Record keeping Anaesthetics Casebook
Case report 04/06/2019 Paraplegia follows epidural Preview Article Paraplegia follows epidural Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Consent and record-keeping are at the heart of this claim, which sees a patient left paraplegic following an epidural. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Anaesthetics Consent Casebook
Case report 08/02/2019 Problems arise from spinal anaesthesia Preview Article Problems arise from spinal anaesthesia Time to read article: 1 mins () ★ Close Preview A 45-year-old woman underwent an abdominal hysterectomy for fibroids. The consultant anaesthetist induced general anaesthesia before performing a spinal anaesthetic at L3/4. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Obstetrics & Gynaecology Competence Claims Complaints Anaesthetics
Articles and features 08/02/2019 Learning from cases - Anaesthesia Preview Article Learning from cases - Anaesthesia Time to read article: 8 mins () ★ Close Preview Dr John Jolly, head of member risk education, and Dr Heidi Mounsey, medical claims adviser, look at the reasons behind medicolegal cases reported to us at Medical Protection. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Anaesthetics
Articles and features 27/10/2017 A day in the life of an FY1 anaesthetist Preview Article A day in the life of an FY1 anaesthetist Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Dr Jonathan Healan describes a busy day in anaesthetics Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Anaesthetics New Doctor
Case report 26/10/2017 Problematic Anaesthetic Preview Article Problematic Anaesthetic Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Mrs B was a 57-year-old lady with a past history of breast cancer treated with mastectomy and adjuvant therapy. She re-presented to her consultant breast surgeon, Mr F, three years after the original surgery with a worrying 2cm lump in the vicinity of her mastectomy scar. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Casebook Anaesthetics Consent Casebook Scotland
Case report 14/09/2014 A cannula complication Preview Article A cannula complication Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Mrs H, a 28-year-old massage therapist, was admitted to hospital for laparoscopic tubal ligation. Dr T was the anaesthetist for this surgery. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Anaesthetics Record keeping Claims Managing clinical risk General Surgery Casebook
Articles and features 03/08/2012 Out of my depth Preview Article Out of my depth Time to read article: 5 mins () ★ Close Preview Many new doctors are pushed to the limits of their competence – if you feel out of your depth speak up before it’s too late, says Dr Jo Pointon. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Anaesthetics New Doctor Managing clinical risk Competence Paediatrics
Case report 01/05/2008 We don’t talk anymore Preview Article We don’t talk anymore Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Mr Y, a 35-year-old marine engineer, was undergoing surgery in the posterior compartment of the thigh to treat a congenital vascular lesion. Mr O, consultant vascular surgeon, was carrying out the procedure. The lesion was closely related to the sciatic nerve and some of its branches, and Mr O was hoping to avoid damaging the sciatic bundle, if possible. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk Anaesthetics General Surgery
Case report 01/01/2008 A sticky situation Preview Article A sticky situation Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Mr R was a healthy 17-year-old student who suffered with a severe form of palmar hyperhidrosis. Mr R’s GP referred him to Mr F, a cardiothoracic surgeon. Following discussion about possible alternative treatment, Mr R was very keen on the surgical option, so Mr F placed him on the waiting list for a right-sided transthoracic endoscopic sympathectomy. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Cardiology & Vascular Medicine Anaesthetics Managing clinical risk Consent Claims
Case report 01/08/2004 Spinal cord infarction Preview Article Spinal cord infarction Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Mrs D had suffered with degenerative disease of her entire spine for some time. Since the early 1990s she had been seeing Dr M, pain specialist and consultant anaesthetist, privately. In 1998, Mrs D underwent a Cloward’s cervical spinal-fusion procedure under the care of a neurosurgeon. In June of the same year she went back to Dr M, asking to see him as an emergency. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Neurology & Neurosurgery Claims Anaesthetics Managing clinical risk