Leyla Turkoglu
leylaturk.bsky.social
Leyla Turkoglu
@leylaturk.bsky.social
Newly arrived from the Bad Place.
London-based anaesthetic resident.
Arriving home to a freshly made bed after a night shift is a different kind of bliss.
Cosy winter duvet set on, too. Divine.
November 22, 2024 at 9:13 AM
Reposted by Leyla Turkoglu
Learning CPR on manikins without breasts puts women’s lives at risk, study finds
Learning CPR on manikins without breasts puts women’s lives at risk, study finds
Analysis of training models on global market found all had flat torsos with just one having a breast overlay Most CPR manikins don’t have breasts, which contributes towards women being less likely to receive life-saving first aid from bystanders, a study…
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November 21, 2024 at 2:14 PM
I had a shift last night that was so *q word* that I bleeped myself to check my bleep was working.

This night will have surely angered the gods and I will pay for it tonight. 💩🧲
November 21, 2024 at 10:05 AM
Reposted by Leyla Turkoglu
Should anaesthetists wear sterile gowns and facemasks when performing spinal anaesthesia?

NAP3 reported 2 cases of vertebral canal abscess & 1 of infective meningitis (325,000 spinal anaesthetics).

What is the environmental cost?

#AnSky #sustainability

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November 18, 2024 at 9:57 AM
My 2 year old refers to the teletubbies as just ‘the tubbies’ which makes her sound a bit like a bully….
November 18, 2024 at 9:28 AM
Eight years ago today!
Looking impossibly fresh faced and young on my placement at St Thomas’.
It feels like a moment ago.
November 15, 2024 at 8:21 AM
Reposted by Leyla Turkoglu
This 2021 paper "The female medicla workforce" covers the basics of gender bias, and discusses isses relevent to anaesthetists such as menstruation, fertility, pregnancy and menopause

associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
The female medical workforce
In the UK, the proportion of female medical students has remained static over the last decade, at around 55%; however, at consultant level, only 36.6% of doctors are women. The reasons for this drop ...
associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 14, 2024 at 12:11 PM
*tap tap* Is this thing on? 🎤
November 14, 2024 at 9:25 PM