the neurosurgeons aren’t idiots

ronan o’leary cambridge, uk

@nccucambridge @ronanoleary

honestly…

will we ever work out which patients benefit from decompressive crainectomy?

fear is the path to the dark side fear leads to anger anger leads to hate

hate leads to suffering

fear is the path to conflict fear leads to guilt

guilt leads to anger anger leads to bias

bias leads to information information leads to preconception

…finances

HospitalInterprofessional conflict with a

referring speciality

Bradford Royal Infirmary Yes

University Hospitals Birmingham Yes*

Leeds General Infirmary Yes*

The Alfred, Melbourne Yes*

Cambridge University Hospitals Yes*

*neurosurgeons present

Neurosurgeons present

Neurosurgeons absent Total

I was involved in conflict 4 6 10

I was not involved in conflict 0 0 0

Total 5 5 10

resources

values

cognitive

decompressive crainectomy

resources

values

cognitive

admission criteriastroke

neutropaenic sepsis

cancer

over 80

obesity

it is much more important know about our patients’ diseases than to know about video laryngoscopes

with apologies to osler