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Luke Austen

@lukeausten.bsky.social

Anaesthetics & Intensive Care Medicine trainee. Author of "The Bleep Test: How New Doctors Can Get Things Right" Interested in how we teach, train and support new doctors. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bleep-Test-Doctors-Things-Right/dp/1032414901

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Luke Austen@lukeausten.bsky.social · 8mo ago

X-Ray-Guided Spinal Anaesthesia for a Complex Patient Undergoing Intramedullary Fixation of Atypical Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture www.scirp.org/journal/pape... #Ansky

X-Ray-Guided Spinal Anaesthesia for a Complex Patient Undergoing Intramedullary Fixation of Atypical Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture

While current evidence suggests that the choice between spinal and general anaesthesia for neck of femur fracture patients does not significantly affect overall mortality or most major perioperative o...

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Luke Austen@lukeausten.bsky.social · last yr.

Use of Intralipid in a Propranolol/Quetiapine induced cardiac arrest - our poster today at #SOA25 Evidence for lipid rescue is (and will likely remain) limited, but it really was an inspiring and uplifting case to have been a part of - ROSC after 76 mins CPR and an excellent neurological outcome.

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Luke Austen@lukeausten.bsky.social · last yr.

I was asked in a recent webinar whether The Bleep Test has an audiobook version, and very soon the answer will be yes! Looking forward to the audiobook release in a couple of weeks, read and brought to life by Stewart Crank. tantor.com/the-bleep-te... #medsky

The Bleep Test - Audiobook

by Luke Austen, read by Stewart Crank. Focused on the experiences of, and the issues facing, recently qualified medics, The Bleep Test is not only for young doctors, but also for anyone who manages th...

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Luke Austen@lukeausten.bsky.social · 2y ago

How can we keep ourselves & our patients safe at night? My webinar for MindTheBleep about night shifts from last Tuesday is now available on-demand: app.medall.org/contents/v-h... There's some psychology, sleep physiology and interesting studies about medical errors on long shifts! #MedSky #Ansky

Hello, it's the FY1: Wellbeing during Night Shifts

Do you dread the thought of tackling a busy night shift? Struggling to balance patient care with your own wellbeing during those long, exhausting hours? Join us for the next webinar in our 'Hello, it'...

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Luke Austen@lukeausten.bsky.social · 2y ago

How can we keep ourselves & our patients safe at night? My webinar for MindTheBleep about night shifts from last Tuesday is now available on-demand: app.medall.org/contents/v-h... There's some psychology, sleep physiology and interesting studies about medical errors on long shifts! #MedSky #Ansky

Hello, it's the FY1: Wellbeing during Night Shifts

Do you dread the thought of tackling a busy night shift? Struggling to balance patient care with your own wellbeing during those long, exhausting hours? Join us for the next webinar in our 'Hello, it'...

app.medall.org

Luke Austen@lukeausten.bsky.social · 2y ago

Changeover day tomorrow. For lots of FY1s who have done psychiatry or something else niche as their first rotation, it will feel like the first Wednesday of August all over again. Be kind out there folks. #MedSky

Luke Austen@lukeausten.bsky.social · 2y ago

Lying in recovery after my surgery, it hurt more than I expected to hear the staff talking about "the sigmoidectomy in bed 3". Changing to "the guy who had the sigmoidectomy, in bed 3" would have been so much better. I'm sure I've made this mistake myself in the past. Words matter #Medsky #Ansky

Luke Austen@lukeausten.bsky.social · 2y ago

Recently recovering from a robotic high anterior resection, it was actually music, whole albums at a time, I was listening to - not my normal podcasts Interesting to see this systematic review + meta-analysis: post-op music reduces HR, anxiety, opioid use & pain www.facs.org/media-center....

Listening to Music May Speed Up Recovery from Surgery

Music may have a calming effect on patients recovering from surgery – reducing anxiety, perceived pain, and heart rate.

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