Incredible work by ASOS-Paeds & #APORG . Outcomes following anaesthesia & surgery for children in Africa are poor: complications 4x higher & mortality 11x higher than HICs. Many operating rooms were reported as not safe for paediatric surgery in hospitals. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

FREE TO VIEW. Effect of skin tone on the accuracy of the estimation of arterial oxygen saturation by pulse oximetry. New systematic review by Martin et al #oxygen #pulseox #skintone

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🔓In the UK @NHS, ethnicity, but not socio-economic status, was associated with an increased risk of postoperative complications in children having surgery for acute appendicitis.

Amaki S Ramani

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🔓The ability to accurately predict complications, rather than death, will enable more effective preparation for surgery, responsive prevention and informed shared decision-making.

Dr Matt Duncan Wagstaff James Bedford Ramani PQIP

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My book 'Safer surgery for Africa' goes to the press tomorrow. Thanks everyone for your support and guidance.

Launching next week, Opioids & Surgery is a massive open online course designed to support you in the safe management of opioids for patients undergoing surgery.

🌍 For a global & multidisciplinary audience
💻 Free, easily accessible, completely online
#FLopioids #MOOC #FOAMed

Very pleased this is finally published! It’s been a labour of love but if anyone is interested an update on perioperative care and outcomes take a read Ramani

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In 2020 sub-Saharan Africa still accounted for 70% of the global maternal mortality. This month’s #BJAEd article on Safe obstetric anaesthesia in low- and middle-income countries explores more.

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#obstetric #maternalcare #anaesthesia #LMICs

Announcing our UCL/UCLH FutureLearn MOOC on perioperative opioid stewardship, with contributions by several of the speakers & delegates at #NAPS23 . Scan the QR code to find out more details & to join the course on 29-Jan-2024. futurelearn.com/courses/opioid…

Join us for the presentation of the African Surgical Outcomes Study in Paediatric patients (ASOS-Paeds) results. Sat 4th Nov, 11.00 CAT. Register here: forms.gle/hrLK7tFKknK6De… Alexandra Torborg APORG (African Perioperative Research Group) #APORG

Stellenbosch University leads groundbreaking research project in paediatric Tuberculous meningitis

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The choice is clear Zimbabwe - make no mistake - we have tried ZANU for 43 years - there is nothing new they can bring! #votewisely

📣📣new paper on mapping patient journeys to understand experiences of diagnosis. Great collaboration between RREAL and UCLH #lornafern #racheltaylor Dr Sam Martin🇩🇲 🌈 #LongCovid #MECFS #AIARTIST #sigrunclark #katiegilchrist mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/1… UCL IEHC UCL Global Engagement UCL Primary Care & Population Health UCL Global Health

ICYMI - the 4th edition of the Perioperative Quality Improvement Programme is out! PQIP

👇Watch Chief Investigator Ramani introduce the latest findings 👇

Read the report here 📖 ow.ly/MLyR50Pks3g

£3million grant for patient safety- we are so pleased to receive this- if you are any sort of healthcare professional looking to apply for a PhD in this field or an anaesthetist keen on developing patient safety in Perioperative care - do get in touch- lots on offer at UCLH/UCL

We evaluate the clinical feasibility of using HFNC guideline in resource limited settings, and the perspectives of healthcare providers about the acceptability, appropriateness and feasibility of this guideline.
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#HFNC #CriticalCare #LMIC

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In this paper, we report the first registry enabled evaluation of critical care population case mix, outcomes and ICU service activity in Nepal using the recently established Nepal ICU Registry Nepal Intensive Care Research Foundation

📢𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘢 is piloting an extension of their editorial fellowship scheme aimed to support an exceptional trainee anaesthetic doctor based in sub Saharan Africa to develop editorial skills

Find out more👉ow.ly/BNwH50NyPVU