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Dr Tom Woodcock, webmaster of the fluidphysiology.org website and retired consultant anaesthetist, discusses his paper entitled 'Plasma volume, tissue oedema, and the steady-state Starling principle'. In this podcast, Tom describes the implications of the steady-state Starling principle on the physiology and practical conduct of fluid management.

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Dr Ben Gibbison, Consultant in Cardiac Anaesthesia and Intensive Care in Bristol, discusses his article 'Mitral Valve and Mitral Valve Disease', published in the January 2017 edition of BJA Education. Dr Gibbison gives an overview of the consequences of both the stenotic and regurgitant mitral valve lesions, helps us understand the haemodynamic goals of anaesthetising patients with these lesions safely and some of the currently available treatment options.

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Dr Will Tosh, ST6 in Anaesthesia at Warwick School of Anaesthesia joins us to discuss his article with Dr Matthew Patteril 'Cerebral Oximetry' in the December 2016 edition of BJA Education.

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Dr Paul Diprose, Consultant Cardiac Anaesthetist in Southampton joins us to discuss his article 'Perioperative Management of patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices' in the November 2016 edition of BJA Education. Topics include device types and common problems, clarity to the magnet controversy, a pragmatic approach to the emergency patient, and some special circumstances that you may not have considered previously.

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Dr Joe Cosgrove, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care at Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne discusses his two articles "Prehospital organisation and management of a mass casualty incident" and "Hospital response to a major incident: initial considerations and longer term effects", published in the October 2016 edition of BJA Education. Topics include understanding the prehospital phase, the wider response to major incidents within NHS organisations, and how individual practitioners fit within this highly organised structure.

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Dr Alastair Glossop, Consultant in Intensive Care and Anaesthesia at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and the NICE Scholar in 2010-2011 for the 'Evaluation of the Health Economic Benefits of Non-Invasive Ventilation', discusses his article 'Non-Invasive Ventilation in the perioperative period', published in the September 2016 edition of BJA Education. Topics discussed include using NIV to prevent post-operative pulmonary complications, patient selection and including NIV in a wider perioperative strategy.

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Dr Naveen Eipe, assistant professor of anaesthesia at the University of Ottawa Hospital joins us to discuss his article 'Intravenous lidocaine for acute pain: an evidence based clinical update' which will be published in the September 2016 edition of BJA Education. Topics discussed include the extensive benefits of using lidocaine, practical considerations and the newly named, 'Ottawa Pain Ladder'.

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Dr David Mulvey, consultant anaesthetist from Royal Derby Hospital, discusses his article 'Principles of total intravenous anaesthesia: practical aspects of using total intravenous anaesthesia', published in the August edition of BJA Education. Topics discussed include the assessment of depth of anaesthesia, recent advances in TIVA, and the ideal TIVA technique.

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Dr Joe Sebastian, consultant neuroanaesthetist from Salford Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Dr Victoria Scott-Warren, specialty trainee from the North Western Deanery, discusses their article 'Dexmedetomidine: its use in intensive care medicine and anaesthesia', published in the July 2016 edition of BJA Education. Topics discussed include recent evidence on dexmedetomidine, its pharmacological mechanism, and clinical tips for its use.

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Dr Matthew Atkinson, consultant in anaesthesia and critical care from East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, discusses his article 'Statistical Analysis: Sample Size and Power Estimations', published in the May edition of BJA Education. Topics discussed include error types, the Bonferroni correction and post-hoc power analysis.