Alistair Steel ๐บ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ท
@alistairsteel
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NHS consultant anaesthetist. Likes solitude, coffee & parkrun ๐โโ๏ธ
East of England
Joined May 2009
RT @AnnalsofSurgery: A global study of 21,706 cholecystectomy cases found overall 30-day complication and mortality rates of 8.0% and 0.4%,โฆ
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@scottiebateman What a fab opportunity. Any tips for those wanting to give themselves the best chance for getting a slot?
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RT @JamesTitcombe: Does a financial fine to an organisation deliver effective accountability or does it simply mean a trust that desperatelโฆ
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RT @doctor_katie: General Practice provided 370,000,000 appts in 2024 1.5million a day Despite the workload transfer from Trusts This iโฆ
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RT @GaslingSarah: If you have ideas and drive to advocate for your peers and help improve the lives of anaesthetic resident doctors, weโd lโฆ
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RT @Anaes_Journal: High-flow nasal oxygen in obstetric practice โ where do we stand? "... it would be premature to conclude that HFNO reprโฆ
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RT @profchrisham: Lots of news of Integrated care boards in deficit but remember @NAOorguk found in 2022 report that 31 out of 42 ICBs inheโฆ
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@thomasdolphin He took a breath, typed โHey, fancy grabbing a coffee sometime?โ, and hit send before he could lose his confidence. A second later, his phone buzzed. โI was hoping youโd ask!โ
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RT @drphilhammond: I donโt think @Thirlwall_Inq will publish my submission to them, so here it is again.
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RT @ShaunLintern: That sound you can hear is the collective anguished cry of NHS trust finance directors who haven't yet cleaned the bloodโฆ
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Learnt something cool today - volumetric blood flow (calculated by velocity of blood flow x ฯr 2 ) in a metacarpal vein is only 0.28 ml/min compared to 5.44 ml/min in the median cubital vein Related, @Assoc_Anaes do great guidelines - watch for Vascular Access guidance soon!
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@oli_m_sims I still remember on my first day at Addenbrookes doing neuro a consultant Dr Swami (circa 2007) said hello to me in the locker room and welcomed me to the department - he didnโt need to but chose to and it made such a big impact on my first day nerves.
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RT @doctimcook: Have you EVER HAD AN ANAESTHETIC? What should be studied by those studying anaesthetics? What matters to PATIENTS? Iโm inโฆ
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@em_bulance It can be. MI different from sepsis, for example. Monitoring on its own doesnโt change anything, and assigning a member of the team to be with the patient leaves them unable to care for others. Balance of risks.
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RT @propofoldream: When do you switch off propofol TCI at the end of a case? How do you predict when the patient will spontaneous eye openโฆ
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RT @Assoc_Anaes: The guideline Safe Vascular Access is in its final draft stage and comments are invited from members. Please read the draโฆ
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RT @Jeremy_Hunt: My only criticism of todayโs announcement is that @wesstreeting didn't go further. Rather than scrapping half the targetsโฆ
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