In part 1 @CleoKenington, ASGBI lead for Sustainability, told us about the huge problem healthcare has with greenhouse emissions and what to do about improving pathways to minimise healthcare impact, In this eposode Cleo tell us what each of us

How to be Greener in Surgery part 1

May 30th, 2021 17m 1s

In the UK, the National Health Service accounts for 5.4% of the carbon emissions for the whole country! Surgery accounts for 5-10% of this total. The target is an 80% reduction in greenhouse emissions by 2028. Find out what's going on and what

Intussusception part 2 - investigation and treatment

Mar 31st, 2021 13m 59s

All you need to know about investigation and treatment of this common and serious condition. Indications for pneumatic or hydrostatic reduction, plus operative intervention and complications are all covered.There are fantastic, beautifully hand

Intussusception part 1 - Incidence, history and examination

Mar 31st, 2021 12m 45s

David Kiely asks Shalinder Singh about intussusception, a common and serious cause of abdominal pain in children aged 3 months to 3 years.This podcast covers all you need to know about the incidence, history and examination of intussusception.

Operations and post-op care for SBO

Mar 27th, 2021 7m 8s

You'll need to operate on about 1/3 patients with SBO. Matt Lee tells you what approach is best and when, and how to look after your patients after the operationMatt Lee is Clinical Lecturer in Surgery at the University of Sheffield and a recog

SBO - nutrition, gastrograffin and who to operate on

Mar 27th, 2021 7m 12s

Who's going to settle with drip and suck and who isn't? Matt Lee tells you how to tell, who to operate on and when and not to forget that patients with small bowel obstruction need feeding!Further reading: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/7/e0

Management of small bowel obstruction

Mar 27th, 2021 16m 16s

Once you've diagnosed small bowel obstruction, Matt Lee tells us the best initial managementMatt Lee is Clinical Lecturer in Surgery at the University of Sheffield and a world expert in small bowel obstruction

Incidence, causes, history and examination of SBO

Mar 27th, 2021 12m 40s

Matt Lee talks about causes of small bowel obstruction, important points in the history and examination.Matt Lee (@wannabehawkeye) is a Clinical Lecturer in Surgery at the University of Sheffield

What is NASBO?

Mar 27th, 2021 5m 43s

If the National Audit of Small Bowel Obstruction was a car, Matt Lee is the engine and most of the other moving parts. In this podcast Matt (@wannabehawkeye) talks about NASBO and its main findings and recommendations.Further reading here: http

Gastroschisis - all you need to know

Oct 27th, 2020 14m 18s

All you need to know about the management of this complex abdominal wall defect of the newborn. Similar to but different from exomphalos (listen to our other episode on that condition).With David Kiely and Shalinder Singh

Exomphalos (omphalocoele) - All you need to know

Oct 17th, 2020 17m 39s

All you need to know about the management of this complex abdominal wall defect of the newborn.With David Kiely and Shalinder Singh

Pyloric Stenosis - part 2

Sep 10th, 2020 7m 31s

Learn about pre-operative resuscitation and operative management of pyloric stenosis. Essential listening for anyone who is learning to operate on children.With David Kiely and Mike John.

Pyloric Stenosis - part 1

Sep 10th, 2020 13m 50s

All you need to know about the aetiology, history, examination and investigation of pyloric stenosis. Essential listening for anyone who treats children, be you surgeon, paediatrician, ED doctor or GP/family doctor.With David Kiely, Mike John a

The Paediatric Acute Scrotum

Sep 5th, 2020 16m 22s

All you need to know about management of the acute scrotum in children.With David Keily, Mike John and 2 squeaky chairs!

Paediatric Hydrocoele

Aug 28th, 2020 15m 16s

All you need to know about the diagnosis and management of hydrocoele in children. How it is different from hydrocoeles in adults and the central importance of the processus vaginalis, differential diagnosis, investigations and treatment are al

Paediatric Inguinal Hernia - Part 2

Aug 22nd, 2020 44m 14s

In part 2 of this podcast learn how to deal with emergency presentations of inguinal hernia in children, top tips on how to reduce an inguinal hernia in children, indications and timing of surgery and what to tell parents. Operative approach an

Paediatric Inguinal Hernia Part 1

Aug 22nd, 2020 8m 32s

Inguinal hernias are one of the most common conditions in paediatric surgery and this podcast is essential listening for anyone dealing with hernais in children in primary of secondary care. How paediatric hernias different are from adult herni

Paediatric Surgery fluid balance - part 2

Aug 9th, 2020 14m 30s

Now you know how much fluid to give, Shalinder Singh tells David Keily what fluid to use and why in a range of settings from trauma to pyloric stenosis to maintenance fluids in children. When and why to use crystalloid or colloid is explained.

Paediatric Surgery fluid balance - part 1

Aug 9th, 2020 13m 16s

Prescribing fluids in paediatric surgical patients can be daunting. This podcast tells you easy to remember ways of recognising the degree of fluid loss, why signs like diastolic hypertension are important and a method of calculating how much f

The Normal ECG

Feb 3rd, 2019 7m 23s

How to recognise and interpret a normal ECG, with Dr. Julia Baron. All you need to know

The ECG in acute coronary syndromes

Feb 2nd, 2019 17m 3s

Third podcast in the ECG series this is an easy to follow, step by step way to recognise and interpret ECGs (EKGs) in acute coronary syndromes, ST-elevation myocardial infarction, and non ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Dr. Julia Baron's le

Treatment of haemorrhoids, with Steve Brown

Jan 25th, 2019 19m 24s

All you need to know about the treatment of haemorrhoids with Professor Steve Brown, the brains behind the HubBLe trail.Definitions, conservative, outpatient and operative treatments in standard and special situations are covered, and the evide

How to scrub

Jan 20th, 2019 8m 11s

Helen Mercer shows Jon Lund how to scrub and put on gloves and a gown for an operation.Essential viewing for medical students and nursing students

ECG - the basics

Oct 20th, 2018 4m 35s

Learn the basics of the ECG - why it looks like it does, how each of the chest and limb leads "look at" the heart, what the P, Q R, S and T waves represent in the heart itself and how to work out the axis of the ECG amongst a load of other esse

Modern treatment of anal fistula: an overview with Phil Tozer

Jul 24th, 2018 24m 10s

Recorded at the International Conference of Anal Fistula Treatment in Rome 2018, Techniques in Coloproctology interview Phil Tozer, a consultant at the world famous St Mark's Hospital, UK about current treatments for anal fistula. Phil takes us