Surgery

‘The diversity of patients is vast’ – a day in the life of a perioperative prescribing pharmacist

Pharmacist Tara Molloy is the main prescriber of regular medicines for patients undergoing elective procedures at Wirral University Teaching Hospital.…

Pharmaceutical considerations for patients with stomas

Pharmacists should be aware of the requirements of their patients who may have a temporary or permanent stoma.…

Management of post-operative nausea and vomiting in adults

The evidence base supporting pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for nausea and vomiting after surgery.…

Anti-dopaminergic drug could help ease postoperative nausea and vomiting in high-risk patents

Researchers found that 57.7% of patients given amisulpride at induction of inhaled general anaesthetic did not require postoperative rescue medication compared with 46.6% of those assigned to placebo…

Limit opioid use before knee surgery to optimise outcomes, say researchers

Study supports existing research that preoperative opioid use could lead to worse pain outcomes after surgery.…

Slug mucus inspires tough adhesives for repair of biological tissues

A new adhesive inspired by slug mucus has been found to be effective in wet and dynamic biological environments.…

Collection of musings of the life of an NHS surgeon

Admissions: a life in brain surgery, by Henry Marsh…

An NHS surgeon’s retrospective look at his career

Tender is the scalpel’s edge, by Gautam Das.…

Frequent intravitreal bevacizumab injections increase risk of glaucoma surgery

Seven or more injections a year makes patients more than twice as likely to need glaucoma surgery, according to researchers.…

Antibiotic treatment for paediatric appendicitis a viable alternative to surgery

Having reviewed 10 trials involving 413 children, researchers found that non-operative treatment was initially effective for 97% of children, with 82% not needing an appendectomy up to four years later.…