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Dr Mark Thomas from Great Ormand Street Hospital in London discusses his paper on pre-operative fasting in children. The discussion explores the evidence base for fluid fasting in paediatrics, and strategies to minimise the duration of fluid fasting whilst maintaining patient safety. 

In the September 2017 BJA Education podcast, Dr Olivia Davies from University College Hospital discusses the pre- intra- and post-operative strategies to minimise postoperative pulmonary complications following non-cardiothoracic surgery. 

Senior trainee Dr Karen Pearson and consultant anaesthetist Dr Barry McGuire from Ninewells hospital in Dundee discuss their article 'Anaesthesia for Laryngo-Tracheal Surgery, Including Tubeless Field', published in the July 2017 edition of  BJA Education . Topics include how to safely manage this patient group and further discussion around useful techniques such as airway topicalis...

Senior Trainee Dr Victoria McCormack and consultant intensivist Dr Serena Tolhurst-Cleaver from Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust join us to discuss their article 'Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome', published in the May 2017 edition of BJA Education . Topics for discussion include the importance of diagnosing ARDS with the revised definition, pathophysiology, ventilation strategies, and the in...

In the April 2017 BJA Educatio n podcast Dr David Chambers discusses his article 'Parkinson's Disease'. Topics covered include the pathogenesis, clinical features, and peri-operative management of Parkinson's Disease. Recent pharmacological developments for the bridging of oral therapy during peri-operative fasting are reviewed. 

In the March 2017 edition of the BJA Education podcast, Dr Jeremy Campbell from Queen Charlotte's Hospital in London discusses his article 'The future of general anaesthesia in obstetrics'. Topics include the prevention of accidental awareness under general anaesthesia, the debate around induction agents and muscle relaxants in obstetric practice, and the safety implications of general anaesthetic...

Dr Tom Woodcock, webmaster of the fluidphysiology.org website and retired consultant anaesthetist, discusses his paper entitled 'Plasma volume, tissue oedema, and the steady-state Starling principle'. In this podcast, Tom describes the implications of the steady-state Starling principle on the physiology and practical conduct of fluid management. 

Dr Ben Gibbison, Consultant in Cardiac Anaesthesia and Intensive Care in Bristol, discusses his article 'Mitral Valve and Mitral Valve Disease', published in the January 2017 edition of  BJA Education . Dr Gibbison gives an overview of the consequences of both the stenotic and regurgitant mitral valve lesions, helps us understand the haemodynamic goals of anaesthetising patients with these le...

Dr Will Tosh, ST6 in Anaesthesia at Warwick School of Anaesthesia joins us to discuss his article with Dr Matthew Patteril ‘Cerebral Oximetry’ in the December 2016 edition of BJA Education . 

Dr Paul Diprose, Consultant Cardiac Anaesthetist in Southampton joins us to discuss his article ‘Perioperative Management of patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices’ in the November 2016 edition of BJA Education. Topics include device types and common problems, clarity to the magnet controversy, a pragmatic approach to the emergency patient, and some special circumstances that you may...

Dr Joe Cosgrove, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care at Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne discusses his two articles “Prehospital organisation and management of a mass casualty incident” and “Hospital response to a major incident: initial considerations and longer term effects”, published in the October 2016 edition of BJA Education. Topics include understanding the prehospital phas...

Dr Alastair Glossop, Consultant in Intensive Care and Anaesthesia at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and the NICE Scholar in 2010-2011 for the ‘Evaluation of the Health Economic Benefits of Non-Invasive Ventilation’, discusses his article ‘Non-Invasive Ventilation in the perioperative period’, published in the September 2016 edition of BJA Education . Topics discussed include using NIV to prevent pos...

Dr Naveen Eipe, assistant professor of anaesthesia at the University of Ottawa Hospital joins us to discuss his article 'Intravenous lidocaine for acute pain: an evidence based clinical update' which will be published in the September 2016 edition of BJA Education. Topics discussed include the extensive benefits of using lidocaine, practical considerations and the newly named, 'Ottawa Pain Ladder'...

Dr David Mulvey, consultant anaesthetist from Royal Derby Hospital, discusses his article "Principles of total intravenous anaesthesia: practical aspects of using total intravenous anaesthesia", published in the August edition of BJA Education. Topics discussed include the assessment of depth of anaesthesia, recent advances in TIVA, and the ideal TIVA technique. 

Dr Joe Sebastian, consultant neuroanaesthetist from Salford Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Dr Victoria Scott-Warren, specialty trainee from the North Western Deanery, discusses their article "Dexmedetomidine: its use in intensive care medicine and anaesthesia", published in the July 2016 edition of BJA Education. Topics discussed include recent evidence on dexmedetomidine, its p...

Dr Matthew Atkinson, consultant in anaesthesia and critical care from East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, discusses his article "Statistical Analysis: Sample Size and Power Estimations", published in the May edition of BJA Education. Topics discussed include error types, the Bonferroni correction and post-hoc power analysis. 

Dr Neil Morton, Reader in Paediatric Anaesthesia and Pain Management from Glasgow discusses his article "Anaesthesia and the developing nervous system: advice for clinicians and families", which is published in the June print edition of BJA Education. Topics discussed include the existing preclinical and epidemiological evidence, ongoing prospective clinical studies and practical advice...

Nicola Beaumont, clinical lead physiotherapist in critical care discusses her article "Respiratory physiotherapy in the critical care unit" from the February print edition of CEACCP. Topics discussed include the physiological consequences of critical illness and mechanical ventilation, respiratory physiotherapy interventions and their evidence base, and rehabilitation both during and fol...

Dr Madan Narayanan, consultant in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine discusses his article "Anaesthetic considerations in patients with inherited disorders of coagulation" from the February print edition of CEACCP. The podcast focuses on the diagnosis, management and principles of perioperative care for patients with the bleeding disorders haemophilia and von Willebrand's disease.&n...

Dr Richard Griffiths, consultant in anaesthesia, discusses his article "Frailty in anaesthesia: what we need to know" from the December print edition of CEACCP. Subjects discussed include frailty assessment tools, the 2010 NCEPOD report "An Age Old Problem" and The National Hip Fracture Database Anaesthesia Sprint Audit of Practice (ASAP). 

Dr Vishal Patil, consultant in anaesthesia, discusses his article "Never events: an anaesthetic perspective" from the October print edition of CEACCP. Subjects discussed include the Department of Health never events policy, practical approaches to minimising risk in the healthcare environment and understanding human factors.

Dr Andrew Bodenham, consultant in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine, discusses his article "Pulmonary atelectasis in anaesthesia and critical care" from the October print edition of CEACCP. Subjects discussed include recent evidence on optimum mechanical ventilation strategies and use of perioperative interventions to minimise and manage atelectasis. 

Dr Sandeep Kapur, consultant in anaesthesia and pain management, discusses his article "Whiplash injury" from the August print edition CEACCP, covering diagnosis, management and prognosis of whiplash-associated disorders. 

Professor Donal Buggy discusses his papers "Pharmacology of anaesthetics I: intravenous anaesthetic agents" and "Pharmacology of anaesthetics II: inhalational anaesthetic agents" from June's print edition of CEACCP. The discussion focuses on new developments in the field and preliminary results from the ENIGMA II trial.

Dr Joyce Yeung, clinical and academic anaesthetist discusses the April print edition of CEACCP, with a particular focus on the articles "Intensive care management of morbidly obese patients" and "Anaesthesia-related anaphylaxis: investigation and follow-up".