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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...

Photo: Doran In this episode, Dr. Batchelor finds out whether surgeons make good strippers. Vein strippers, that is. Resources for this episode: S Dwerryhouse, B Davies, K Herradine, and JJ Earnshaw. 1999. Stripping the long saphenous vein reduces the rate of reoperation for...

Photo: Kit In this episode, Dr. Batchelor finally found an indication for steroid injections for carpal tunnel syndrome. . . or did he? Resources for this episode: AR Moghtaderi, N Moghtaderi, A Loghmani. 2011. Evaluating the effectiveness of local dexamethasone injection in...

Photo: Mike Steele In this sugar-free episode, Dr. Batchelor and Dr. Vicky Haines discuss the benefit of chewing gum after cesarean section. Does Hubba Bubba help people poop after surgery? Stay tuned to find out. Resources for this episode: Z Wen, M Shen, C Wu, J Ding, and B...

Illustration from “Life and Health: A text-book on physiology for high schools, academies and normal schools” by Blaisdell, Albert F., 1910. In this episode, I fly solo and try to figure out if I actually need a tourniquet when doing carpal tunnel releases. Resources...