Elliptical vs shave excisions: which makes the cut?
Vanessa is an office manager, in her early 50s, who presents for a skin check. She has a longstanding history of skin malignancy, including three…
Tag: Surgery
GLP-1 receptor agonists do not increase risk of complications after emergency surgery
The risk for postoperative respiratory complications is similar among patients undergoing emergency surgery regardless of preoperative GLP-1 receptor agonist use, according to a research letter…
Frailty alone does not predict surgical outcomes in elderly: study
Among the over 65s, the risk level of a surgery, rather than the patient’s degree of frailty appears to be the biggest factor in outcomes,…
Medical Must-See: When a patient’s small bowel starts torquing
A distended, painful abdomen and ‘whirlpool-like’ distribution of the small intestine on CT led Chinese doctors to this “extremely rare” case of diffuse intestinal lipomatosis.…
‘Unique and unpredictable’ circumstances in newborn’s death, inquest hears
The death of a newborn at Sydney’s Liverpool Hospital was the result of a “disaster that cannot be trained for”, a senior obstetrician has told…
Surgeon describes his response as the first Bondi Junction attack victims arrived at his trauma unit
A surgeon who saved victims of the Bondi Junction stabbing attack has described how he and his colleagues responded when the first patients arrived at…
Anaesthetists hit back after Four Corners and Margaret Faux accuse them of Medicare rorts
Anaesthetists have accused the ABC of tarnishing their reputation and unnecessarily alarming patients after a Four Corners report alleged that most anaesthetists were exaggerating the…
Medical Must-See: Loose screw found in bladder 19 years after pubic bone surgery
A bout of mild pelvic pain and multiple UTIs in a middle-aged woman were linked to complications — namely, a loose screw — from pubic…
Counsel patients with uterine septum on spontaneous abortion risk: US guidelines
Patients with a septate uterus should be warned of their increased risk of spontaneous abortion and obstetric complications, but there is insufficient evidence of an…
Why AHPRA’s review of the safety of podiatric surgeons isn’t reassuring
Across the vast universe of healthcare, there remain some obscure planets which have remained largely unexplored. One is the planet home to the podiatric surgeon,…
