Chris Wilde (he/him/anaesthesia)

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Did I dream it or did I read recently that it is now considered safe & acceptable to take blood from a patient’s arm after they have had breast cancer treatment & lymph nodes removed on that side? I know traditionally we were taught to avoid this arm due to risks of lymphoedema

Closed chest compressions are associated with a high mortality rate after moderate to severe trauma with 100% mortality in patients older than 70 years. DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004070 @JTraumAcuteSurg @RaulCoimbraMD @StcuaeC @estesonline

As promised, the paper @DrNavSidhu and I began after reflecting on high-stakes quizzes in #medtwitter There is a better way and we need to start talking about it; reducing the harm & discrimination imbedded in our current assessment frameworks #MedEd tandfonline.com/eprint/ID4RRUE…

Hot off the press! ‘…a notable shift in the reported verbal and non-verbal bullying behaviour among surgeons, demonstrating a decrease in intensity, physicality and violence… when compared with surgeons' historic experiences.’ #OperateWithRespect works! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

@DanaMBergstrom 😢🧊

Check out these fantastic, focused infographics on debriefing from #DebriefingAcademy ! thedebriefingacademy.com/info-quips

Mindblown with the complex #humanfactors within what people think is an easy task. NEWS2 + Escalation. What support do we provide our staff? This is a brilliant infographic on multiple workflows within escalation alone! @JodyEdeOx @ChelwestFT @NOrF_CCO_RRS #NOrF2023

Rapt to finally buy Hard to Bear⁩ & spend time this weekend reading it - so important for doctors & for women to read it. I had multiple miscarriages along the way to having my kids & this would’ve been a wonderful resource to have had. Congratulations @yodaberg⁩ 👏🏻👏🏻

This adaption of the Swiss cheese theory feels very real in healthcare today. #Anaesthesia2023 Staff shortages and difficult working conditions make the holes in the cheese much bigger.

I am tired but happy. Using my gratitude to look inward. & remember that which I was taught by those I trust. Give freely of your time. Build things that outlive you. Be someone who will be remembered fondly by strangers. Do the right thing, especially when no one is looking.

So true. #poordesign is rampant in healthcare and this directly impacts patient outcomes. Its not hard to imagine recommendations have been missed or treatment plans not followed bc of design of the patient record. That should be an area of priority.

Ready for some valuable insights into the world of anaesthesia? Join Dr @snouzin, Australian Anaesthesia podcast host, as she explores the world of anaesthesia training and beyond with Dr Kara Allen @ergopropterdoc. Listen here: asa.org.au/asa-public-pod… #anaesthesia #education

“I MUST tell you,” said a lady with breathless excitement, stopping us suddenly as we walked down Bermondsey Street last night, “I MUST tell you that you are wearing the same clothes as that building.” and skipped off

Far Afield 3 - an awesome collection of lectures at @WADEM_PDM #WADEM2023 Next up… cyberattacks on health care systems. Communications occur via EMR chat or VOIP. When system went down, comms come to a halt. EMR 4 weeks, internet 2 weeks. 35% of HC systems attacked in last yr

Meet Australia's best primary school robotic engineers- the Djirikitj Firebirds, who beat 27,500 other schools to go to the world championships in Texas and then placed 40th out of 800. From a school with <40 students in remote East Arnhem Land. 👏🎉🖤💛❤️ 9news.com.au/national/dhupu…

Congratulations Guy Ludbrook for this incredible paper in @JAMASurgery. jamanetwork.com/journals/jamas… Join Guy + myself for the Postoperative Complications Summit, 14 - 15 July, where we will discuss some solutions to the hidden pandemic. Register here: thehiddenpandemic.com

@maffygirl @GongGasGirl @Anaes_Journal @morefluids Yes- but also shows the importance of liaising with colleagues in industry to see how they can help here Design solutions most effective (although hardest to implement…) @DrGetafix

CV scores correlate *nagtively* with training outcomes in orthpaedic training; they seem to help candidates compensate for poor references and interviews. Why are we still using them? Shouldn't we get rid of them? 🤯 #MedEd #RACS23