Really Rural Surgery And Obstetrics

In this episode, Dr. Batchelor finds out whether surgeons make good strippers. Vein strippers, that is.

In this episode, Dr. Batchelor finally found an indication for steroid injections for carpal tunnel syndrome. . . or did he?

In this sugar-free episode, Dr. Batchelor and Dr. Vicky Haines discuss the benefit of chewing gum after cesarean section. Does Hubba Bubba help people poop after surgery? Stay tuned to find out.

In this episode, I fly solo and try to figure out if I actually need a tourniquet when doing carpal tunnel releases.

In this mouthful for a title episode, Dr. Batchelor and the most frequent repeat offender, Dr. Nicole Ebert, discuss the benefits of fixed interval pain control after cesarean section.

In this episode, Dr. Batchelor discusses international health with Dr. Paul Thistle, a Canadian OB/GYN who has been working in Zimbabwe for the last 26 years.

In this episode, Dr. Batchelor is joined by his colleague Dr. Andreas Mostert to discuss whether tonsillectomy for recurrent or chronic pharyngitis actually does anything for patients.

In this episode, Dr. David Kermode returns to the show to discuss what to do when you’ve gone in suspecting appendicitis, but it turns out to look normal. Do you leave it in, or do you take it out?

In this very special holiday episode Dr. Batchelor is joined by his very own sister, Dr. Bobbi-Jean Batchelor, who helps guide him through understanding the controversy around the safety of breech vaginal deliveries.

In this episode, Dr. Batchelor, Dr. Kimberly Veale and Dr. Victoria Haines scour the archives to discover the lost art of the pudendal nerve block.

In this episode, Dr. Batchelor was contacted by a very keen R2 in general surgery, Dr. Travis Schroeder, and roped him into coming on the show to talk about the famous debate over open vs. laparoscopic appendectomies.

In this episode, Dr. Bret Batchelor and Dr. Bill Ford tackle the exciting topic of scalpel vs. no-scalpel vasectomies to see which technique reigns supreme.

In this episode, Dr. Sean Ebert and Dr. Batchelor discuss a very exciting recent metanalysis on safety and efficacy of colonoscopy in rural communities.

In this episode, Dr. Batchelor and his very astute medical student, Nico Merc, discuss the method of cephalad-caudad expansion of the uterine incision in Caesarean

In this episode, Dr. Batchelor does a bit of naval gazing and looks to see whether mesh or sutures are better for closing umbilical hernias.

In this end-of-summer episode, Dr. Batchelor discusses the use of a non-conventional method of amnioinfusion for suspected fetal distress.

Dr. Batchelor is taking a break this month to look after the newest member of his family, Clementine. Dr. B will return next month with a new episode of Really Rural Surgery

In this episode, Dr. Jared Van Bussel joins Dr. Batchelor to discuss whether sending patients with clinically diagnosed carpal tunnel syndrome for EMG studies is just a waste of our tax dollars.

Dr. Batchelor is flying solo this month and brings you a very interesting article on using intraluminal cautery for vas deferens occlusion in vasectomies.

In this episode, Dr. Batchelor is joined by Dr. Garth Warnock to discuss the unexpectedly high hernia recurrence rates being reported today.