In the complex world of critical care, patients can sometimes fall into a vicious cycle of complications despite the best efforts of an experienced medical team. At times, it takes a fresh perspective from someone outside the primary team to make all the difference. This is the story of a patient who, after a cardiac…
Transparency in Medicine: How much should patients know
In today’s clinical practice it is very important to communicate with the patient and their family. This communication ranges from the details of disease processes and investigations to treatment options and prognosis. Not only said information, but also their agreement to opt among these options. This communication should be clear, honest and according to the…
Welcome to Hospital Files
Hello and welcome This is my very first blog post, and I would like to introduce myself and share what this blog is all about. I am a physician with more than three decades of experience in internal medicine and intensive care. I have spent these years working in tense environment watching critical patients hanging…