Anita Patil

Consultant Anaesthetist. Own views

[Nuffield Dept of Women's & Reproductive Health @Ox_wrh]

Published today: Saving Lives, Improving Mothers’ Care 2026, the latest MBRRACE-UK report on maternal deaths and morbidity. A central message is clear: care should be proactive, not reactive.

https://t.co/uLrugLxYBH

#MBRRACEUK

[Anita Patil @_anitapatil]

Dishoom Iftar meal only available for 4 or more people. Need to be made available to all parties regardless of size.@Dishoom

[Carl Bildt @carlbildt]

Here is the full text of 🇨🇦 PM Carney speech in Davos earlier today. It will probably be the best of speeches there this year. https://t.co/1xRKzimHlf

[SIVA Trainees @SIVATrainees]

Propofol & Food Allergy... An Egg-cellent thread

You probably remember something about propofol and eggs. Is soybean oil in propofol? Children often have egg allergies. Does that mean you might have to 'crack' the thiopentone out?

Let’s eggs-tend your knowledge base
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[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

Women in the US attending mammography services must be told whether they have dense breast tissue, which can make it harder to detect breast cancer and may require further tests, the US Food and Drug Administration has ruled
https://t.co/6MsyaZQm13

[𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘢 @Anaes_Journal]

When should we be concerned about motor block following a spinal anaesthetic?

As >50% of patients had a significant motor block at 4h, Shippam et al have extended the trigger time for review to 6h.

Instead of 63% of patients, they now review 23%!

🔗https://t.co/smGjUAZPjX

[The BMA @TheBMA]

Confirmed: The Government has accepted the DDRB’s recommendation of a 6% pay uplift for doctors.

This is an early sign that both are starting to recognise the value of doctors and the need to fix our pay.
https://t.co/YTXK2LJNUP

[Anita Patil @_anitapatil]

India under Modi is now more unequal than under British rule according to Thomas Picketty https://t.co/NlxP6hAn7I

[Dhruv Rathee @dhruv_rathee]

Is it true? Did they really ban this video in India? 🤔

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

Cold sensation is commonly used to assess the effectiveness of regional anaesthesia.

This article outlines the environmental benefits of using reusable cold sensation devices instead of cold sprays
https://t.co/of5izkYUHN

[Rachel Harrison (Kearns) @rjharrison79]

Our paper here: https://t.co/huOFstH5Ny

[Anita Patil @_anitapatil]

Data from IQAir, a Swiss-based air-quality monitoring group,most polluted cities.
1. Delhi, India
2. Medan, Indonesia
3. Jakarta, Indonesia
4. Lahore, Pakistan
5. Doha, Qatar
6. Manama, Bahrain
7. Mumbai, India
8. Hangzhou, China
9. Dhaka, Bangladesh
10. Santiago, Chile

[Anita Patil @_anitapatil]

A promising technique could make blood types mutually compatible https://t.co/qkkWlQ720A from @TheEconomist

[Anita Patil @_anitapatil]

Gandhi v Modi: crunch time for Congress as India prepares to vote https://t.co/NRXcurP5g6 from @TheEconomist

[Dhruv Rathee @dhruv_rathee]

My latest interview with Karan Thapar

👇
https://t.co/AG0NY8mS5C

[AriErcole @AriErcole]

On the subject of WhatsApp in the NHS

@jdcamcolorectal @jhfrudd @willghep @AfzalChaud @my_eHospital

https://t.co/kNNcgO4ySz

[RoyalCollegeObsGyn @RCObsGyn]

The RCOG has published a new Good Practice Paper to provide operational guidance for healthcare professionals in maternity services, and other specialities supporting partners, family and staff following the tragedy of a maternal death. (1/2)

[Sushant Singh @SushantSin]

Read the whole thing from @AshokaMody. If you can't, at least read the concluding para.

[𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘢 @Anaes_Journal]

🔓This paper from Slingo and Slingo gives anaesthetists a framework to make informed choices founded on climate science and calls for attention to be refocused on the urgent need to reduce the real carbon dioxide emissions associated with healthcare.

🔗https://t.co/ZYr7AzPyov

[NEJM @NEJM]

Medicine and Society article by National Correspondent @LisaRosenbaum17: Being Well while Doing Well — Distinguishing Necessary from Unnecessary Discomfort in Training https://t.co/AES3jNf9Lp

#MedEd