Doctors alarmed by dollar-obsessed managers undermining care, inquiry told
A respected anaesthetist has described his frustrations with a health system that has increasingly sidelined the wisdom of doctors in favour of measures that lead…
Tag: Anaesthesia
How this doctor got a widely used anaesthetic gas banned
Desflurane is one of three main anaesthetic agents used in Australia and around the world, but has a serious downside. It is a potent greenhouse…
‘Like dragging a bathtub with two big men sat in it’: Doctors to cross Antarctica pulling a 160kg sled
Two doctors are about to ski more than 2000km across the snow, ice and blizzards of Antarctica, saying their combined medical know-how will help them…
‘I’m Dr Sleeper the anaesthetist’ and other doctor name tales
It was an opportunity too good to pass up for Dr Lindsay Sleeper, a US paediatric anaesthetist who decided to take her husband’s name rather…
Shortage of epidural kits set to continue, TGA warns
Health authorities recommend conserving supplies for obstetric patients.
Cosmetic GP suspended for defying conscious sedation ban
The doctor, who argued promethazine was not sedative, lost an appeal against his suspension under emergency powers: NSW Civil and Administrative Tr…
Anaethetists warn against nitrous oxide during labour
The inhaled drug has no real clinical benefit, but has a sizeable environmental impact, says updated ANZCA guidance.
Risk of contraceptive failure with anaesthesia drug ‘seldom disclosed’
UK researchers say sugammadex interacts with progesterone and can reduce the effectiveness of hormonal contraceptives.
Anaesthetist attends ‘code blue’ while waiting for own cardiac scan
Dr Suzi Nou, who has been ill with COVID-19-related cardiac issues, describes how she couldn't help but assist in another patient's emergency care.…
Anaesthetist denies killing murdered nurse in 1980s
Dr Gregor Stewart was having an affair with Melbourne nurse Ina-Doris Warrick when she was murdered in 1986, heard Victoria's Supreme Court .
