Stu Marshall
@hypoxicchicken.medsky.social
Opinionated on all things design, human factors, anaesthesia and safety.
Occasional beekeeper.
Bad guitarist.
#AnSky #MedSky #SafetySky #HFESky #BeeSky
Councillor @ANZCA
Occasional beekeeper.
Bad guitarist.
#AnSky #MedSky #SafetySky #HFESky #BeeSky
Councillor @ANZCA
Pinned
“We have a very proud history over the nearly 200 years of our specialty of improving safety. Indeed, we're really a model for safety.” – A/Prof Stu Marshall @hypoxicchicken.medsky.social. Join us next week to celebrate #NAD25 and the miracle of anaesthesia: bit.ly/42lfpB8 #InSafeHands #AnSky
Always happy to drone on about my favourite topics - safety and safety science. National Anaesthesia Day is as good an excuse as any 😜
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More than 13,000 incidents have been reported to webAIRS! Making it the largest anaesthetic incident reporting and learning database in the world. Built by anaesthetists and supported by the NZSA, ASA and ANZCA, webAIRS reflects our shared dedication to patient safety and continuous improvement!
November 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
More than 13,000 incidents have been reported to webAIRS! Making it the largest anaesthetic incident reporting and learning database in the world. Built by anaesthetists and supported by the NZSA, ASA and ANZCA, webAIRS reflects our shared dedication to patient safety and continuous improvement!
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Next week, we'll be talking all things EEG with a brand new bootcamp. Understand the application of pEEG in anaesthetic practice, its role in delirium prevention, and hear about common pEEG artefacts by leading industry experts.
📆 Wednesday 19 November
📍 21 Portland Place, London
🎫 buff.ly/qZr2LI1
📆 Wednesday 19 November
📍 21 Portland Place, London
🎫 buff.ly/qZr2LI1
November 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Next week, we'll be talking all things EEG with a brand new bootcamp. Understand the application of pEEG in anaesthetic practice, its role in delirium prevention, and hear about common pEEG artefacts by leading industry experts.
📆 Wednesday 19 November
📍 21 Portland Place, London
🎫 buff.ly/qZr2LI1
📆 Wednesday 19 November
📍 21 Portland Place, London
🎫 buff.ly/qZr2LI1
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2025 DAS guidelines for the management of unanticipated difficult airway published today in the British Journal of Anaesthesia. #airway #difficultairway #intubation #anaesthesia #anesthesia
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00693-2/fulltext
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00693-2/fulltext
November 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
2025 DAS guidelines for the management of unanticipated difficult airway published today in the British Journal of Anaesthesia. #airway #difficultairway #intubation #anaesthesia #anesthesia
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00693-2/fulltext
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00693-2/fulltext
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Postoperative sore throat has an incidence of up to 62%.
The current literature lacks high-quality randomised controlled trials on treatments that prevent a complication that is of importance to patients and their recovery.
#AnSky #MedSky
doi.org/10.1111/anae...
The current literature lacks high-quality randomised controlled trials on treatments that prevent a complication that is of importance to patients and their recovery.
#AnSky #MedSky
doi.org/10.1111/anae...
October 29, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Postoperative sore throat has an incidence of up to 62%.
The current literature lacks high-quality randomised controlled trials on treatments that prevent a complication that is of importance to patients and their recovery.
#AnSky #MedSky
doi.org/10.1111/anae...
The current literature lacks high-quality randomised controlled trials on treatments that prevent a complication that is of importance to patients and their recovery.
#AnSky #MedSky
doi.org/10.1111/anae...
I’m sorry but why aren’t there 100 million people in the streets in the US right now protesting the fact that one of their national assets has been completely defaced?
Imagine if this was Buckingham palace, the Beehive or dare I say it… the Reichstag?
Imagine if this was Buckingham palace, the Beehive or dare I say it… the Reichstag?
October 25, 2025 at 9:14 AM
I’m sorry but why aren’t there 100 million people in the streets in the US right now protesting the fact that one of their national assets has been completely defaced?
Imagine if this was Buckingham palace, the Beehive or dare I say it… the Reichstag?
Imagine if this was Buckingham palace, the Beehive or dare I say it… the Reichstag?
This is a must watch.
A kind of safety 2 approach to economics and governance.
Refreshing to hear about what works rather than a constant whinging about how we fail to reach our potential.
A kind of safety 2 approach to economics and governance.
Refreshing to hear about what works rather than a constant whinging about how we fail to reach our potential.
I was just in Australia giving the Boyer Lecture. It's an economist's love letter to his home country. It's also relevant to the current American moment, as the main point is to link institutions with prosperity.
Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAa9...
Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAa9...
Justin Wolfers Delivers the 2025 Boyer Lecture: Australia is Freaking Amazing
YouTube video by Justin Wolfers
www.youtube.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:10 AM
This is a must watch.
A kind of safety 2 approach to economics and governance.
Refreshing to hear about what works rather than a constant whinging about how we fail to reach our potential.
A kind of safety 2 approach to economics and governance.
Refreshing to hear about what works rather than a constant whinging about how we fail to reach our potential.
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🔍 Routine VL use has uncoupled glottic view from ease of intubation. If documentation lags behind, are we risking patient safety? #BJAEd www.bjaed.org/article/S205...
Grading systems for tracheal intubation using videolaryngoscopy
The first videolaryngoscopes were marketed in 2001. In the two decades since, the number of models available, diversity in design and popularity have all significantly increased.1 Designs can be…
www.bjaed.org
October 20, 2025 at 10:02 AM
🔍 Routine VL use has uncoupled glottic view from ease of intubation. If documentation lags behind, are we risking patient safety? #BJAEd www.bjaed.org/article/S205...
In my day Wagon wheels and Mars bars were way bigger and Thiopentone came in a larger, normal size dose vial.
#shrinkflation #AnSky
#shrinkflation #AnSky
October 18, 2025 at 4:36 AM
In my day Wagon wheels and Mars bars were way bigger and Thiopentone came in a larger, normal size dose vial.
#shrinkflation #AnSky
#shrinkflation #AnSky
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Tomorrow is National Anaesthesia Day and we’re looking forward to celebrating anaesthetists around Aus and NZ. Don’t forget to tag us @anzca.bsky.social in your #NAD25 photos or send them through to communications@anzca.edu.au. You might be featured in the next ANZCA Bulletin! bit.ly/3J2CDW4
October 15, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Tomorrow is National Anaesthesia Day and we’re looking forward to celebrating anaesthetists around Aus and NZ. Don’t forget to tag us @anzca.bsky.social in your #NAD25 photos or send them through to communications@anzca.edu.au. You might be featured in the next ANZCA Bulletin! bit.ly/3J2CDW4
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“𝗜𝗳 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀, 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.”
The Spring 2025 edition of the ANZCA Bulletin is out now, and FPM Dean Dr Dilip Kapur is front and centre on the cover.
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: bit.ly/46KTYMk
The Spring 2025 edition of the ANZCA Bulletin is out now, and FPM Dean Dr Dilip Kapur is front and centre on the cover.
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: bit.ly/46KTYMk
ANZCA Bulletin – Spring 2025
bit.ly
October 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
“𝗜𝗳 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀, 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.”
The Spring 2025 edition of the ANZCA Bulletin is out now, and FPM Dean Dr Dilip Kapur is front and centre on the cover.
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: bit.ly/46KTYMk
The Spring 2025 edition of the ANZCA Bulletin is out now, and FPM Dean Dr Dilip Kapur is front and centre on the cover.
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: bit.ly/46KTYMk
Eerily familiar in many environments I’ve seen and worked in.
We need better training for those clinicians who are expected to step up to lead.
We need better training for those clinicians who are expected to step up to lead.
Culture of excellence or culture of control?
"The behaviours described – bullying, favouritism, passive-aggression & emotional detachment – are not abstract threats; they are lived realities for many clinicians navigating hierarchical and culturally siloed environments."
doi.org/10.1111/anae...
"The behaviours described – bullying, favouritism, passive-aggression & emotional detachment – are not abstract threats; they are lived realities for many clinicians navigating hierarchical and culturally siloed environments."
doi.org/10.1111/anae...
October 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Eerily familiar in many environments I’ve seen and worked in.
We need better training for those clinicians who are expected to step up to lead.
We need better training for those clinicians who are expected to step up to lead.
Always happy to drone on about my favourite topics - safety and safety science. National Anaesthesia Day is as good an excuse as any 😜
“We have a very proud history over the nearly 200 years of our specialty of improving safety. Indeed, we're really a model for safety.” – A/Prof Stu Marshall @hypoxicchicken.medsky.social. Join us next week to celebrate #NAD25 and the miracle of anaesthesia: bit.ly/42lfpB8 #InSafeHands #AnSky
October 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Always happy to drone on about my favourite topics - safety and safety science. National Anaesthesia Day is as good an excuse as any 😜
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“I as an individual, with my training and as a specialist anaesthetist, I will look after you” – Professor Dave Story. National Anaesthesia Day #NAD25 is just over a week away! How are you celebrating in your hospital or anaesthesia practice on 16 October? #InSafeHands More: bit.ly/42lfpB8 #AnSky
October 8, 2025 at 5:14 AM
“I as an individual, with my training and as a specialist anaesthetist, I will look after you” – Professor Dave Story. National Anaesthesia Day #NAD25 is just over a week away! How are you celebrating in your hospital or anaesthesia practice on 16 October? #InSafeHands More: bit.ly/42lfpB8 #AnSky
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Having surgery under anaesthesia can be a bit daunting, especially if it’s your first time, but your anaesthetist is trained to keep you safe. Join us on 16 October to celebrate National Anaesthesia Day #NAD25. Find out more: bit.ly/42lfpB8 #AnSky #insafehands
October 6, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Having surgery under anaesthesia can be a bit daunting, especially if it’s your first time, but your anaesthetist is trained to keep you safe. Join us on 16 October to celebrate National Anaesthesia Day #NAD25. Find out more: bit.ly/42lfpB8 #AnSky #insafehands
So good. Especially the last one. I’ll be using that a lot 😂
Here are your 10 -essential- AI prompts for academics ... make your life easy with help from @profserious.bsky.social profserious.substack.com/p/10-ai-prom...
10 AI Prompts for Academics
making those hard jobs a little easier ...
profserious.substack.com
October 5, 2025 at 10:07 AM
So good. Especially the last one. I’ll be using that a lot 😂
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Here are your 10 -essential- AI prompts for academics ... make your life easy with help from @profserious.bsky.social profserious.substack.com/p/10-ai-prom...
10 AI Prompts for Academics
making those hard jobs a little easier ...
profserious.substack.com
October 5, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Here are your 10 -essential- AI prompts for academics ... make your life easy with help from @profserious.bsky.social profserious.substack.com/p/10-ai-prom...
The unstoppable Liz Crowe.
Anaesthesia as a profession by definition means to compromise your wellbeing for another human’s
Purpose, mastery, and belonging is key and the generations expect different things
Anaesthesia as a profession by definition means to compromise your wellbeing for another human’s
Purpose, mastery, and belonging is key and the generations expect different things
October 4, 2025 at 4:26 AM
The unstoppable Liz Crowe.
Anaesthesia as a profession by definition means to compromise your wellbeing for another human’s
Purpose, mastery, and belonging is key and the generations expect different things
Anaesthesia as a profession by definition means to compromise your wellbeing for another human’s
Purpose, mastery, and belonging is key and the generations expect different things
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October 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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Relief of pain & suffering is central to the practice of anaesthesia. The word anaesthesia comes from two Greek words: "an" meaning "without" and "aesthesis" meaning "sensation". Dr Dilip Kapur is an anaesthetist, pain medicine specialist & @anzca-fpm.bsky.social dean. #insafehands bit.ly/42lfpB8
October 2, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Relief of pain & suffering is central to the practice of anaesthesia. The word anaesthesia comes from two Greek words: "an" meaning "without" and "aesthesis" meaning "sensation". Dr Dilip Kapur is an anaesthetist, pain medicine specialist & @anzca-fpm.bsky.social dean. #insafehands bit.ly/42lfpB8
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Behind every successful trainee are clinical educators who are dedicated to creating outstanding education experiences in anaesthesia and pain medicine. Nominate a clinical educator for the Steuart Henderson Award today! Nominations close 15 November. More: bit.ly/46PgulY
Nominations for the Steuart Henderson Award - ANZCA
Nominate a medical educator who has provided outstanding contribution, scholarship and mentorship in anaesthesia and/or pain medicine
bit.ly
October 2, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Behind every successful trainee are clinical educators who are dedicated to creating outstanding education experiences in anaesthesia and pain medicine. Nominate a clinical educator for the Steuart Henderson Award today! Nominations close 15 November. More: bit.ly/46PgulY
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RIP Jane Goodall
October 1, 2025 at 9:32 PM
RIP Jane Goodall
My favourite #InventionByTypo today is a patient described as having “opiate nativity”.
I’m now imagining a Christmas stable scene with fentanyl.
I’m now imagining a Christmas stable scene with fentanyl.
September 29, 2025 at 7:54 AM
My favourite #InventionByTypo today is a patient described as having “opiate nativity”.
I’m now imagining a Christmas stable scene with fentanyl.
I’m now imagining a Christmas stable scene with fentanyl.
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@sthjournalclub.bsky.social #RCoAUpdates TIVA vs volatile - patient centred outcomes definitely better. Less sick +sore. (Sorry can’t do alt text quick enough)
September 23, 2025 at 9:03 AM
@sthjournalclub.bsky.social #RCoAUpdates TIVA vs volatile - patient centred outcomes definitely better. Less sick +sore. (Sorry can’t do alt text quick enough)
Quite remarkable this even needs saying.
Don’t take medical advice from people who can’t even pronounce the drugs they’re talking about.
Don’t take medical advice from people who can’t even pronounce the drugs they’re talking about.
ANZCA and FPM STATEMENT
Paracetamol use in pregnancy
We are aware of recent claims from the US questioning the safety of paracetamol use in pregnancy. These claims are not based on new evidence. Our full statement is here: tinyurl.com/5yye2npu
Paracetamol use in pregnancy
We are aware of recent claims from the US questioning the safety of paracetamol use in pregnancy. These claims are not based on new evidence. Our full statement is here: tinyurl.com/5yye2npu
September 23, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Quite remarkable this even needs saying.
Don’t take medical advice from people who can’t even pronounce the drugs they’re talking about.
Don’t take medical advice from people who can’t even pronounce the drugs they’re talking about.