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Bowel perforation: what it is, how it occurs, and the importance of prompt treatment
Posted: 30/08/2022
The term ‘bowel perforation’ refers to a hole in the wall of the bowel, which can cause the contents of the bowel to leak. The bowel sits within the abdominal cavity (alongside many other internal organs), which means that any leaking can lead to severe infection and inflammation......>>
Sepsis – making a clinical negligence claim
Posted: 11/08/2022
Our recent article on sepsis in children explained that sepsis is a dangerous complication of infection. Sometimes, death or serious injury from sepsis could have been avoided with quicker or different treatment. In these cases, the patient or their family may decide to investigate what happened by making a clinical negligence claim......>>
Facial paralysis: why it occurs in newborn children, and how it should be treated
Posted: 11/08/2022
Facial paralysis means nerve damage that causes loss of movement in the face. It has many causes, but this summary focuses on facial paralysis in newborn children, when the nerves that control the facial muscles are inflamed or damaged during birth. It is also known as ‘facial palsy’ and one of the primary causes is birth trauma......>>
Sepsis in children
Posted: 27/07/2022
There have been a number of cases reported recently of children tragically passing away from sepsis. However, many of us do not know exactly what sepsis is, how to spot it, and why it affects children in particular. Why does sepsis occur? Sepsis is the term used for one of the body’s reactions to infection......>>
Shoulder dystocia: what is it, how is it caused, and what are the long-term effects?
Posted: 30/06/2022
What is shoulder dystocia? Shoulder dystocia is a rare birth complication, where the baby’s shoulders become lodged against the mother’s pelvis during birth through vaginal delivery. Generally, this can be resolved and both mother and baby will recover well, but shoulder dystocia has been known to cause significant injury and can result in death......>>
Sex, race and surgery: are post-operative death rates affected by gender and ethnicity?
Posted: 30/06/2022
When considering the potential risks of undergoing surgery, we are unlikely to take into account our gender, or our surgeon’s gender. However, a recent study has suggested that female patients were 32% more likely to die when operated on by a male surgeon in comparison to a female surgeon......>>
Robotics in surgery – weighing up the risks and benefits
Posted: 05/04/2022
As a follow up to her article published on the future of robotics in healthcare this time last year, this article from Victoria Johnson focusses on where robotics may be of most use and assistance in surgery, particularly in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. Recently, the media has picked up on the possibility of robotic surgery being helpful in tackling......>>
Bleeding after giving birth: what does it mean and when can it cause problems?
Posted: 01/04/2022
Following our recent article on APGAR scores, the next article in this series deals with bleeding after giving birth. Some bleeding from the vagina after giving birth is normal. It usually starts out heavy and decreases over time. To begin with the blood will be fresh, but it will gradually turn browner over the following weeks before eventually stopping altogether......>>
NHS removes limits on caesarean births in light of patient safety concerns
Posted: 24/02/2022
The BBC has reported that the NHS will no longer use caesarean section rates as a means of measuring performance. Maternity wards are being advised to treat cases on an individual basis, rather than having to meet targets for caesarean births. A caesarean section birth is when the baby is delivered through abdominal surgery......>>
Breakthrough lung cancer drug to be available on the NHS
Posted: 01/11/2021
Following a search spanning four decades, a revolutionary new drug could represent a significant discovery for lung cancer patients. Described by Cancer Research UK’s chief clinician, Professor Charles Swanton, as “one of the most exciting breakthroughs in lung cancer in 20 years”, the new drug is called Sotorasib (also known as Lumykras)......>>

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