Where is perioperative medicine as a specialty in the US? How do frail patients benefit from the perioperative process? Age and physical fitness are important factors when deciding if you’re going to put a patient through major surgery, how do these factors allow us to differentiate between those who are likely to have a poor…
“POETTS 2018 | The Measurement of Exercise Tolerance before Surgery (METS) Study: early results” – originally streamed live from The Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) in London during EBPOM 2018 on www.topmedtalk.com Hear this excellent talk, for free, on this podcast. If you’d like to attend an event like this ensure your next click is…
The Measurement of Exercise Tolerance before Surgery (METS) trial has both raised, and answered, complicated questions. In the immediate wake of EBPOM 2018, this conversation explores some of the deeper issues and big take home moments from the trial. How will it change practice? Will it alter the use of the Duke Activity Status Index…
What are the benefits of Cardio Pulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET) in cancer patients? What is the evidence that suggests prehabilitation changes outcomes? Furthermore, what is the National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (NELA) and what are its benefits? Presented by Joff Lacey and Desiree Chappell with their guests; Carolyn Johnston, consultant Anaesthetist in St Georges hospital in London…
Cold water adaptation for theraputic purposes. How can you gain the benefits of this unusual but increasingly popular activity? Open water swimming is discussed, how long you need to do it and what the benefits are. It’s suggested that it might work because it is an anti-inflammatory. There’s even the suggestion it can help with issues…
How and where do you measure a patient’s temperature? This is a detailed answer to a frequently asked question, various methods are discussed. This piece is taken from a longer conversation to be found here: https://www.topmedtalk.com/live-from-the-iseh-part-1/ This edition of TopMedTalk was recorded at The Institute of Sport Exercise and Health (ISEH) live from an Enhanced Recovery…
This piece starts with the question: Is there a hierarchy amongst the various elements of an enhanced recovery pathway? The conversation that follows tackles some of the essential elements of perioperative care. This conversation is taken from a longer piece to be found here: https://www.topmedtalk.com/live-from-the-iseh-part-2/ For further expert discussion regarding the Drink, Eat, Mobilise, Sleep (DrEaMS)…
We begin with a question from the audience; ‘how do we drive change in our institutions towards enhanced recovery after surgery?’ The GIRFT (Getting It Right First Time) project is explained. The Health Foundation is also mentioned. This conversation is taken from a longer piece to be found here: https://www.topmedtalk.com/live-from-the-iseh-part-2/ This edition of TopMedTalk was recorded…
The patient experience can be quite passive and, as a result, people can lose temperature quickly. The consequences can be very negative, this conversation revolves around how you can keep your patients warm. This piece is taken from a longer conversation to be found here: https://www.topmedtalk.com/live-from-the-iseh-part-1/ This edition of TopMedTalk was recorded at The Institute of…
A special edition of TopMedTalk recorded at The Institute of Sport Exercise and Health (ISEH) live from an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) leadership forum. We begin with a question from the audience; how do we drive change in our institutions towards enhanced recovery after surgery? The GIRFT (Getting It Right First Time) project is…