Surgical checklists cost almost nothing, yet have been shown to almost halve mortality and mortality in hospitals in which they are used, writes Professor Guy Maddern.
Surgery
Diary of a Surgeon: How to set a world standard for health care
Diary of a Surgeon: Diary of a surgeon: how the internet is adding to the workload
Patients are often desperate to find the cure or unorthodox approach and travel through endless documents until they find someone in cyber space who tells them what they want to hear, writes Professor Guy Maddern from St Anywhere.
On the nature of things
…with your host Angus Sharpe. The latest from the First Dog on the Moon bespoke line.
Diary of a Surgeon: Diary of a Surgeon: to err is human
Surgeons are human, inevitably they will make mistakes that could have been avoided. But it’s best that however embarrassing, the truth be told, writes Professor Guy Maddern.
Diary of a Surgeon: This is not a spectator sport
Live surgery must not become reality TV for professional meetings, writes Guy Maddern.
$600 million later, why have surgery waiting times gone up?
Given that the government’s additional funding enabled hospitals to treat more patients, why did waiting times increase? asks Jennifer Doggett.
Diary of a Surgeon: Age will weary and the years condemn
In Australia now there is no retirement age for surgeons. Government is encouraging us to work longer, but as the clock ticks on, ageing reduces many of the faculties enjoyed by younger colleagues, writes Guy Maddern.
A painful tale: the history of anesthesia
The first operation conducted under anesthetic took place on 16 October, 1846, and changed the medical world forever. But the history of anesthesia goes back far earlier, and is a long and painful story.
Diary of a Surgeon: Welcome to St Anywhere
St Anywhere is fictitious, but the events and issues are real. Guy Maddern reports from the emergency room.
