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ANZCA @anzca.bsky.social · 3h

Anaesthesia is not sleep, it’s so much deeper. Today is ANZCA National Anaesthesia Day #NAD25 where each year on 16 October we celebrate the anniversary of the day in 1846 that ether anaesthetic was first demonstrated in Boston, Massachusetts. #InSafeHands @gonggasgirl.bsky.social

Ask an anaesthetist | How do you explain what an anaesthetist does?

YouTube video by Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists

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Dr Gavin Sullivan A.N.A.E.S.T.H.E.T.I.S.T 🇳🇿🇦🇺🇬🇧 @lotusgav.bsky.social · 2d

I can still remember my parents’ landline from when I was a kid even if I haven’t used it for 20 years. Can’t remember what I had for breakfast tho…

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Dr Gavin Sullivan A.N.A.E.S.T.H.E.T.I.S.T 🇳🇿🇦🇺🇬🇧 @lotusgav.bsky.social · 2d

Nice read - I think I need to do more with my life!

The Association of Anaesthetists @assocanaes.bsky.social · 3d

“Looking back, I realise that I never planned for retirement, but I did make sure as far as possible that I would be financially secure”

Read ‘From anaesthetics and aeroplanes to narrowboats and autogyros’ in Anaesthesia News September buff.ly/dfOfH5W

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Dr Gavin Sullivan A.N.A.E.S.T.H.E.T.I.S.T 🇳🇿🇦🇺🇬🇧 @lotusgav.bsky.social · 2d

🤣😂🤣😂🤣

"How" @myoneandonlykat.bsky.social · 4d

Timeline cleanse!

Dr Gavin Sullivan A.N.A.E.S.T.H.E.T.I.S.T 🇳🇿🇦🇺🇬🇧 @lotusgav.bsky.social · 2d

Interesting premise. Always wondered about this…

Critical Care Reviews @criticalcarereviews.com · 3d

In >1,100 high-risk surgical patients, individualized periop BP targets based on pre-op nocturnal MAP were not associated with ↓ kidney or cardiac injury vs routine MAP ≥65 mm Hg

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Dr Gavin Sullivan A.N.A.E.S.T.H.E.T.I.S.T 🇳🇿🇦🇺🇬🇧 @lotusgav.bsky.social · 2d

Does vehicle to grid negate the need for a home battery? Ie worth waiting?

Dr Gavin Sullivan A.N.A.E.S.T.H.E.T.I.S.T 🇳🇿🇦🇺🇬🇧 @lotusgav.bsky.social · 3d

I think they’ve hit their target but a great follow for their musical craft and hot takes 😊

The Marsh Family @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social · 4d

We've just hit *LAUNCH* on a @kickstarter.com to fund our debut album #HollowChapters. We've finished 7 of the mixes (explainer & extracts in video via link), but as independent artists need a final push to get over the line 🎶

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The Marsh Family: debut album campaign

Support an independent musical family group in releasing their debut album of ten original folk-pop songs, "Hollow Chapters" in 2026.

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Dr Gavin Sullivan A.N.A.E.S.T.H.E.T.I.S.T 🇳🇿🇦🇺🇬🇧 @lotusgav.bsky.social · 7d

#ansky 😊

Moose Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 7d

Cartoon. Two people in lab coats, one is showing the other a beaker. The person on the left says "Can| bortow
your chloroform?". The other person replies "Go ahead, knock yourself out"

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World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA) @wfsa.bsky.social · 7d

📘 ATOTW 557 is out!
The Erector Spinae Plane Block (ESPB): a practical guide to safe, effective analgesia. Learn how to target the fascial plane, understand LA spread, and use catheters for continuous pain relief.
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ANZCA @anzca.bsky.social · 7d

The Spring 2025 ANZCA Bulletin is out now! In this edition: On the road with the @anzca-fpm.bsky.social dean; Catch up on the progress of ANZCA Foundation-funded research grants; and how we develop and revise our prof docs. Plus much more! Read it here: bit.ly/46KTYMk

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Dr Gavin Sullivan A.N.A.E.S.T.H.E.T.I.S.T 🇳🇿🇦🇺🇬🇧 @lotusgav.bsky.social · 8d

So I’ve just turned 50 and the single most important hobby in my life is staying strong and aerobically fit. The single biggest determinants of health as you age. And also for recovery after surgery. This bloke has a lot of very useful #exercises

Will Harlow – Over-Fifties Specialist Physio

Welcome to the channel that gives hope, help and healing to people over 50. I'm Will Harlow – a physiotherapist, clinic owner, and bestselling author on a mission to help over-fifties break free from ...

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Dr Gavin Sullivan A.N.A.E.S.T.H.E.T.I.S.T 🇳🇿🇦🇺🇬🇧 @lotusgav.bsky.social · 9d

Seminal movie of my youth! You’ve reminded me I need to show the kids like my dad did with me.

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Dr Gavin Sullivan A.N.A.E.S.T.H.E.T.I.S.T 🇳🇿🇦🇺🇬🇧 @lotusgav.bsky.social · 12d

Caroline is a good egg we started anaesthetics together many moons ago…

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Dr Gavin Sullivan A.N.A.E.S.T.H.E.T.I.S.T 🇳🇿🇦🇺🇬🇧 @lotusgav.bsky.social · 12d

Caroline one of my cohort! We started anaesthetics together many moons ago - proper nice woman 👌🏼

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Dr Gavin Sullivan A.N.A.E.S.T.H.E.T.I.S.T 🇳🇿🇦🇺🇬🇧 @lotusgav.bsky.social · 16d

Does he think we’ll go to lighter vehicles once batteries reliably hit 500ish km of range? (Ie 600km advertised) or will the market be looking for 1000km of range and a massive battery? (for some bizarre reason)

Dr Gavin Sullivan A.N.A.E.S.T.H.E.T.I.S.T 🇳🇿🇦🇺🇬🇧 @lotusgav.bsky.social · 16d

This is a good read. Paraspjnous spinal. Had a couple of difficult to position patients recently and I wonder if this would have fixed it. #RASky #ansky www.bjaed.org/article/S205...

Strategies for successful lumbar neuraxial anaesthesia and analgesia in patients with challenging anatomy

Lumbar neuraxial anaesthesia is a core skill for all anaesthetists. It is associated with improved outcomes compared with general anaesthesia in surgeries such as hip and knee arthroplasty.1 These out...

www.bjaed.org

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Dr Gavin Sullivan A.N.A.E.S.T.H.E.T.I.S.T 🇳🇿🇦🇺🇬🇧 @lotusgav.bsky.social · 16d

Even if it is crap I’ll probably watch it. Seminal medical drama of my life along with MASH and ER. I’m told The Pitt is very good…

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Dr Gavin Sullivan A.N.A.E.S.T.H.E.T.I.S.T 🇳🇿🇦🇺🇬🇧 @lotusgav.bsky.social · 16d

Evidence is that over 60 one’s ability to deal with novel events starts to degrade. The baked in stuff stays good. Hence I’ll leave out of hours to the young uns!

Dr Gavin Sullivan A.N.A.E.S.T.H.E.T.I.S.T 🇳🇿🇦🇺🇬🇧 @lotusgav.bsky.social · 18d

Hadn’t heard this before either. Interesting!

Pete Hart @intensiveperson.bsky.social · 18d

I've never heard of a connection with warming the patient before today - interesting, thanks. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Comparison of the effects of lidocaine pre-administration and local warming of the intravenous access site on propofol injection pain: Randomized, double-blind controlled trial

Lidocaine reduces pain that occurs upon the intravenous injection of propofol. But, there are few non-pharmacological nursing interventions to reduce …

www.sciencedirect.com

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Dr Gavin Sullivan A.N.A.E.S.T.H.E.T.I.S.T 🇳🇿🇦🇺🇬🇧 @lotusgav.bsky.social · 19d

I do for open abdominal surgery, not much downside. Altho now leaning into IT opiates in a spinal…

Dr Mary-Ann Fox BMBS FANZCA GChPOM @maffygirl.medsky.social · 19d

Welcome back to the #MedSkyDebate from @bobfunn.bsky.social
What do you do?
IV Lignocaine yay or nay??
After a rush of enthusiasm in my primary hospital IV Lignocaine has disappeared.
I do not use it
Get involved #MedSky #AnSky

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Dr Mary-Ann Fox BMBS FANZCA GChPOM @maffygirl.medsky.social · 19d

Welcome back to the #MedSkyDebate from @bobfunn.bsky.social
What do you do?
IV Lignocaine yay or nay??
After a rush of enthusiasm in my primary hospital IV Lignocaine has disappeared.
I do not use it
Get involved #MedSky #AnSky

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Dr Gavin Sullivan A.N.A.E.S.T.H.E.T.I.S.T 🇳🇿🇦🇺🇬🇧 @lotusgav.bsky.social · 20d

Just turned 50. (FFS) now thinking about my exit strategy…

I figure with lots of experience perioperative medicine is where it’s at. Not more night shifts…

The Association of Anaesthetists @assocanaes.bsky.social · 20d

“Have you thought of what you should do as you approach the ‘retirement’ age?”

Read ‘Book-ending your career’ in Anaesthesia News September
buff.ly/bqANumr

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Dr Gavin Sullivan A.N.A.E.S.T.H.E.T.I.S.T 🇳🇿🇦🇺🇬🇧 @lotusgav.bsky.social · 20d

PSA Slow Horses new series up on Apple TV - you’re welcome.

Dr Gavin Sullivan A.N.A.E.S.T.H.E.T.I.S.T 🇳🇿🇦🇺🇬🇧 @lotusgav.bsky.social · 20d

#RCoAUpdates bit of CPD on AI in healthcare. 10 hours of CPD.

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Dr Gavin Sullivan A.N.A.E.S.T.H.E.T.I.S.T 🇳🇿🇦🇺🇬🇧 @lotusgav.bsky.social · 20d

#RCoAUpdates worrying signs of CHF