The OTJ November 2021
In depth coverage of this month’s surgical and anaesthetic news.
Read online or download the PDF.
Digital Edition Highlights:
UK Surgeons Issue Caution Around Plastic Surgery Abroad as Travel Restrictions Ease
The World’s First UN-approved Clinical Waste Container Made from Post-consumer Recycled Plastic is Launched in the UK
Non-invasive Breathing Support for COVID-19 Patients isn’t Linked to Heightened Infection Risk
30-day Mortality Rate for Emergency Bowel Surgery Patients Improving Despite the Pandemic
Great Ormond Street Hospital Investigates ‘faulty’ Surgical Glue
Over One-third of Employees Undergoing Fertility Treatment Consider Leaving their Jobs
Call for more Breast Implant Surgeries to be Added to Registry
Most Patients Are Positive About their Hospital Care, but too Many Let Down by a Lack of Information and Support When they Leave
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