Communication failure: Why calls still matter – Clinical practice point Last updated: 13 Aug 2025 Aim To highlight the limitations of mobile devices for communicating clinical concerns unless a direct phone call is made. Background Mobile...
Concealed blood loss as a cause of postoperative deterioration – Clinical practice point Last updated: 13 Aug 2025 Aim To remind clinicians at all levels that significant occult blood loss may be the cause of tachycardia and hypotension in the...
Considerations for a two-surgeon model of care – Clinical practice point Last updated: 19 May 2025 MAY 2025 The VPCC has reviewed a number of cases of mortality in which early career surgeons have proceeded with complex cases without the...
Managing fire risk during diathermy use when supplemental open oxygen is administered – Clinical practice point Last updated: 12 Nov 2025 Aim To highlight the use of a diathermy device in the presence of concentrated oxygen creates a high risk of surgical fires. Theatre teams...
Methadone use in the postoperative setting – Clinical practice point Last updated: 19 May 2025 MAY 2025 Methadone is a synthetic long-acting opioid analgesic which has traditionally been used in management of opioid addiction and...
Nerve injury from prolonged lower limb compression and non-invasive blood pressure monitoring – Clinical practice point Last updated: 19 May 2025 MAY 2025 The anaesthesia subcommittee reviewed a case of significant common peroneal nerve injury following prolonged use of non-invasive...
Postoperative monitoring and management of bowel function – Clinical practice point Last updated: 19 May 2025 MAY 2025 Avoidable mortality from postoperative bowel perforation and pulmonary aspiration has been identified in patients undergoing non...
Preventing Neuraxial Drug Errors: The Case for NR Fit® Connectors – Clinical practice point Last updated: 12 Jun 2026 Aim To prevent catastrophic wrong‑route neuraxial medication/solution administration by promoting a planned statewide implementation of ISO...
