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Credit: PicturesFromTheLow (Creative Commons) In this episode, Dr. Kermode and Dr. Batchelor attempt to determine whether the tried and true (open) reigns supreme for inguinal hernia repairs, or whether tech (laparoscopic) has taken the lead. Resources for this episode:...

Credit: Antonio Prohias, via Watson-Guptill publishers In this episode, Dr. Batchelor and Dr. Kermode tackle the time honored debate between different modes of entry for laparoscopic surgery. Resources for this episode: Cornette, B and Barrevoet, F. 2016. Trocar injuries in...

In this episode, Dr. Batchelor is once again joined by his American friends Dr. David Kermode and Dr. Joel Wells to discuss topical anaesthesia for reducing post operative pain in tonsillectomies. Resources for this episode: J Grainger and N. Saravanappa. 2008. Local anaesthetic...

S P Corey What’s best for small polyps, biopsy forceps or snare? In this wild-west Christmas episode, Dr. Batchelor and Dr. Kermode answer this dog gone question. Resources for this episode: Y Komeda, H Kashida, T Sakurai, G Tribonias, K Okamoto, M Kono, M Yamada, T Adachi, H...

Copyright: 20th Century Fox In this episode, Dr. Batchelor is joined by Dr. Alison Fine and Dr. Erle Kirby to revisit the issue of antibiotics for acute uncomplicated appendicitis. This episode was recorded in front of a live studio audience of crickets in Tamale, Ghana....

Photo: AK Rockefeller Dr. Kermode is back with Dr. Batchelor. This time they discuss beer, bourbon, and ultrasound guided injections of the carpal tunnel. Resources for this episode: J Y Lee, Y Park, K D Park, J K Lee, and O K Lim. 2014. Effectiveness of ultrasound-guided carpal...

Photo: Universal Pictures Dr. David Kermode joins me once again for an episode in which we delve a bit deeper into a discussion started in Banff in January 2018: short term international medical missions, who benefits the most? Resources for this episode: T Green, H Green, J...

Photo: Gem In this episode, Dr. Batchelor answers one of his astute OR nurse’s questions: what is the best way to biopsy the stomach to diagnose H. pylori? Resources for this episode: JG Lash and RM Genta. 2013. Adherence to the Sydney System guidelines increases the...

Photo: snaulkter In this episode, a very keen medical student by the name of Jessie Holbek joins Dr. Batchelor to discuss whether we should close Scarpa’s fascia during cesarean sections. Resources for this episode: D Chalmow, E Huang, K Strohbehn. 2002. Closure of the...

Photo: Thomas Hawk In an effort to further enforce his pre-conceived bias, Dr. Batchelor compares to studies involving ultrasound guided foam sclerotherapy and stripping of the greater saphenous vein for treatment of saphenous vein reflux. Resources for this episode: N Shadid, R...