How tired is your anaesthetist?
Use of a fatigue risk prediction tool in medical roster analysis Fatigue is a critical safety issue within anaesthesia that has potentially catastrophic consequences for patients and staff. Fatigue risk management policies are widespread in other safety critical industries, such as aviation, but uncommon within healthcare. This study, published in June 2022 in the BJA, led […]
Frailty following Ischaemic Stroke
Frailty, Assessed by the Rockwood Clinical Frailty Scale and 1-Year Outcomes Following Ischaemic Stroke in a Non-Specialist UK Stroke Centre Frailty, assessed by the clinical frailty scale (CFS), is independently associated with 28-day and 1-year mortality after ischaemic stroke. In contrast to previous work, improvement in stroke severity following thrombolysis was not attenuated with frailty. […]