Really Rural Surgery And Obstetrics

In this episode, Dr. Batchelor and Dr. Kermode discuss whether to leave a hemorrhoidectomy open, or to close it: the eternal question.

In this episode, Dr. Batchelor and Dr. Kermode discuss the optimal location of biopsy and how many biopsy specimens are required to make a diagnosis for Celiac disease.

The ARRIVE Trial (A Randomized Trial of Induction Versus Expectant Management) has arrived on Really Rural Surgery and Obstetrics! This week, Dr. Bret Batchelor is joined by Dr. Nicole Ebert and Alexa Stang to discuss this ground-breaking, breath-taking, earth-quaking article.

In this episode, Dr. David Kermode and Dr. Bret Batchelor discuss which surgical treatment is better for chronic anal fissures: open or closed lateral Sphincterotomy.

In this episode Dr. David Kermode and Dr. Bret Batchelor discuss whether medical or surgical treatment is better for chronic anal fissures.

In this episode, Dr. David Kermode and Dr. Bret Batchelor try to figure out if ultrasound is good when a person presents with symptoms of an inguinal hernia, but no hernia on palpation.

In this episode, Dr. Batchelor discusses COVID19, the novel coronavirus at the heart of the current global pandemic, with Revelstoke, BC journalist, Shaun Aquiline

In this episode, Dr. Batchelor is joined by an astute resident, Dr. Lauren Galbraith, to discuss whether there is any benefit from the use of local anaesthetic for post-operative pain reduction in elective caesarean sections.

In this episode, Dr. Batchelor and Dr. Fine try to figure out what to do for term PROM (prelabour rupture of membrances): Something? Nothing? Something now? Something later? Nothing now? Nothing later? A bit now? A bit later?

In this episode, Dr. Batchelor, Dr. Wells and Dr. Kermode discuss the option of salpingectomy at caesarean section as opposed to tubal ligation for sterilization. Can this harrowing procedure be performed routinely and safely in the future?

In this episode, Dr. Kermode and Dr. Batchelor attempt to determine whether the tried and true (open) reigns supreme for inguinal hernia repairs, or whether tech (laparoscopic) has taken the lead.

In this episode, Dr. Batchelor and Dr. Kermode tackle the time honored debate between different modes of entry for laparoscopic surgery.

In this episode, Dr. Batchelor is once again joined by his American friends Dr. David Kermode and Dr. Joel Wells to discuss topical anaesthesia for reducing post operative pain in tonsillectomies.

What's best for small polyps, biopsy forceps or snare? In this wild-west Christmas episode, Dr. Batchelor and Dr. Kermode answer this dog gone question.

In this episode, Dr. Batchelor is joined by Dr. Alison Fine and Dr. Erle Kirby to revisit the issue of antibiotics for acute uncomplicated appendicitis. This episode was recorded in front of a live studio audience of crickets in Tamale, Ghana.

Dr. Kermode is back with Dr. Batchelor. This time they discuss beer, bourbon, and ultrasound guided injections of the carpal tunnel.

Dr. David Kermode joins me once again for an episode in which we delve a bit deeper into a discussion started in Banff in January 2018: short term international medical missions, who benefits the most?

In this episode, Dr. Batchelor answers one of his astute OR nurses questions: what is the best way to biopsy the stomach to diagnose H. pylori?

In this episode, a very keen medical student by the name of Jessie Holbek joins Dr. Batchelor to discuss whether we should close Scarpas fascia during cesarean sections.

In an effort to further enforce his pre-conceived bias, Dr. Batchelor compares to studies involving ultrasound guided foam sclerotherapy and stripping of the greater saphenous vein for treamtment of saphenous vein reflux.