“Code Airway” – A proposed hospital code to attract skilled staff to airway crises – Clinical practice point Last updated: 19 May 2025 MAY 2025 A “code blue” is a well- recognised and universally used broadcast call for medical assistance in the event of a cardiac or...
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...
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...
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...
Testicular torsion – Clinical practice points Last updated: 22 May 2025 Key learnings and recommendations from the Aggregate Review of Sentinel Events.
