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Nerve injury from prolonged lower limb compression and non-invasive blood pressure monitoring – Clinical practice point

Victorian Perioperative Consultative Council
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MAY 2025The anaesthesia subcommittee reviewed a case of significant common peroneal nerve injury following prolonged use of non-... Read more...

“Code Airway” – A proposed hospital code to attract skilled staff to airway crises – Clinical practice point

Victorian Perioperative Consultative Council
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MAY 2025A “code blue” is a well- recognised and universally used broadcast call for medical assistance in the event of a cardiac or... Read more...

Postoperative monitoring and management of bowel function – Clinical practice point

Victorian Perioperative Consultative Council
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MAY 2025Avoidable mortality from postoperative bowel perforation and pulmonary aspiration has been identified in patients undergoing... Read more...

Methadone use in the postoperative setting – Clinical practice point

Victorian Perioperative Consultative Council
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MAY 2025Methadone is a synthetic long-acting opioid analgesic which has traditionally been used in management of opioid addiction and... Read more...

Considerations for a two-surgeon model of care – Clinical practice point

Victorian Perioperative Consultative Council
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MAY 2025The VPCC has reviewed a number of cases of mortality in which early career surgeons have proceeded with complex cases without... Read more...

Guidance for the provision of MS-2 Step – Victorian legislation

Safer Care Victoria
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AcknowledgementThis guidance uses the terms ‘pregnant person’ which is intended to be inclusive of anyone who may use other self-... Read more...

Aortic dissection – Good Practice Point

Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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March 2025In a peripartum woman presenting with severe acute chest and/or thoracic backpain, it is important to consider the... Read more...

Fluid resuscitation in septic shock – Good Practice Point

Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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March 2025In the setting of septic shock, or evolving septic shock, cardiovascular status is of paramount importance. Severe shock is... Read more...

Treatment and referral of children with suspected serious bacterial infection by general practitioners – Good Practice Point

Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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March 2025There has been an increase in serious bacterial infections due to severe Group A streptococcal, streptococcus pneumoniae and... Read more...

Sedation in children with respiratory distress including asthma – Good Practice Point

Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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March 2025Clinicians must be vigilant when sedating any child who has respiratory distress including acute asthma. If sedation is... Read more...
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