Post on 14-Feb-2017
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the neurosurgeons aren’t idiots
ronan o’leary cambridge, uk
@nccucambridge @ronanoleary
honestly…
will we ever work out which patients benefit from decompressive crainectomy?
fear is the path to the dark side fear leads to anger anger leads to hate
hate leads to suffering
fear is the path to conflict fear leads to guilt
guilt leads to anger anger leads to bias
bias leads to information information leads to preconception
…finances
HospitalInterprofessional conflict with a
referring speciality
Bradford Royal Infirmary Yes
University Hospitals Birmingham Yes*
Leeds General Infirmary Yes*
The Alfred, Melbourne Yes*
Cambridge University Hospitals Yes*
*neurosurgeons present
Neurosurgeons present
Neurosurgeons absent Total
I was involved in conflict 4 6 10
I was not involved in conflict 0 0 0
Total 5 5 10
resources
values
cognitive
decompressive crainectomy
resources
values
cognitive
admission criteriastroke
neutropaenic sepsis
cancer
over 80
obesity
it is much more important know about our patients’ diseases than to know about video laryngoscopes
with apologies to osler