Paediatric Surgery (Sprog Van Dam)

This episode is all about the kids; Jamie’s got his hands full with his, leaving Assad with André Cardoso Almeida (Health Education West Midlands) marking the entrance of paediatric surgery into the ring. The circle is complete; the apprentice has become the master! First crossing paths in general surgery during CST when Assad was a junior reg, André has motored through training and recently CCT’d.

We chat about:

• Surgery on teeny tiny people with teeny tiny organs where losing a few drops of blood 🩸 has an impact on the circulating volume 🫀.
• Pulling on emotional heart strings 🎻 as a fringe benefit 😏
• The nerves of steel 😶 lying beneath a cheery exterior 🙂
• Operating on patients anywhere from a few days 👶 to a few years old 🧒, in different cavities 🫁 and systems.
• Desert island survival 🏝️
• Who could they lay the smack down on? 🤼‍♀️ Surely they wouldn’t? Not in front of the kids!

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