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Aidan Devlin

@aidanpdevlin

Anaesthetist living in London, interested in everything but mainly education, training, hepatobiliary and regional anaesthesia

Joined April 2014
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Praise be! The remifentanil drought has ended. I was just getting the hang of TIVA with alfentanil too
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This weekend on call: Several trauma major haemorrhages, 2 paediatric laparotomies, some blocks, 1 awake fibre optic intubation and much more done by the rest of amazing team including @doctorwibble. Who said anaesthesia is boring?
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Lorcan Woods@lorcanwo23 Aug 2022
Since I joined ⁦⁦@KingsCollegeNHS⁩ we have wasted over 6t of Nitrous Oxide, the climate equivalent to driving round the world 200x. We aim to eliminate this waste starting with the decommissioning of this manifold in Oct. Welcome to the fascinating world of medical gas!
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New videos out from the @RCoANews Well worth a watch if you’re applying for ST4. rcoa.ac.uk/news/recruitment-…
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baby-blocks@baby_blocks26 Jul 2022
Incorporating Dynamic Needle Tip Positioning (DNTP) for peripheral and arterial access has been a game changer. DNTP with cephalic vein cannulation has revolutionized our management for big peds abdominal cases where you need good UPPER EXTREMITY access. baby-blocks.com/vascular-acc…
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32998762/

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Anyone else not enjoying this remifentanil shortage at all 😭
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TIVA without remi is rubbish so I'm back to the 80s with volatile and boluses of fentanyl 😂
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And thoracic epidurals.. but I never stopped doing those anyway
1/ Grateful for @imogent_ @thetimes covering the @BMA_Pensions GP CPI calculator in ST See the problem for yourself by accessing free BMA tool at 👇 bit.ly/CPIPensionDisaster A financial advisor said "Doctors worry about the tax bills in their pension. It has been part of every
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Props to @gasgal13 for her massive support and work for Anaesthetists in Training during her time on @RCoANews Council #RCoACT22
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Excellent resources for regional anaesthesia for 2021 Curriculum from @RegionalAnaesUK Thanks @ajrmacfarlane ra-uk.org/index.php/rcoa-202…
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Happy Easter Anaesthetists 😊
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Mo Akindolie@MAkindolie6 Apr 2022
We are recruiting! King’s College Hospital Darzi Fellow in Healthcare Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. At KCH we are embedding Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at the heart of all that we do.  Are you a future healthcare leader committed to making health equity a reality?
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Rescue PVB in recovery = smiling patient and anaesthetist! Small wins😁
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#JanuAIRWAY Day 27 – The Neurosurgical Airway (thanks to @gasgal13 for her expert contribution to today’s content!). Head Vs Spine. Elective Vs Emergency. So many points of interest for airway managers. Here's a pair of #OnePagers to kick off! #JanuAIRWAY 1/5
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Find myself parrotting this off at least once a week...seems to be news to a lot of people
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**Guidance for Educational Development Time.** The 2021 CCT Curriculum in Anaesthetics includes reference to the @gmcuk's 9 domains of Generic Professional Capabilities. Take a look at our guidance to understand how achievement of these can be supported: bit.ly/3EGZzTx
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Lorcan Woods@lorcanwo11 Nov 2021
Great clinical leadership by Adrian Dabrowicz who presented the minimisation of desflurane at our Sustainability board committee and casually mentioned that the change also saves £50k per annum. Happy sustainability lead and happy CFO!
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Following the launch of our #GreenPlan ♻️, we have significantly reduced the use of desflurane at our hospitals. This means that we are producing 6⃣0⃣,0⃣0⃣0⃣ kg less eCO2 a month. Read more about our commitment for a #GreenerNHS 👉 bit.ly/3AmI9ZW
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Following the launch of our #GreenPlan ♻️, we have significantly reduced the use of desflurane at our hospitals. This means that we are producing 6⃣0⃣,0⃣0⃣0⃣ kg less eCO2 a month. Read more about our commitment for a #GreenerNHS 👉 bit.ly/3AmI9ZW
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NHS in England hits target to cut desflurane use earlier than expected #PJgreenpharmacy pharmaceutical-journal.com/a…
NHS hits target to cut desflurane use earlier than expected

NHS hits target to cut desflurane use earlier than expected

NHS England has already successfully reduced its use of the anaesthetic gas desflurane to below 10% of all volatile gas use, with some hospitals eliminating its use completely, six months earlier...

pharmaceutical-journal.com
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