The hidden pandemic
The hidden pandemic of post-surgery complications
There’s a hidden pandemic of post-operative complications — but new research is making a big difference. Recently Professor Guy Ludbrook – Director of PARC Clinical Research at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, Professor of Anaesthesia at the University of Adelaide, and head of the C-PHEP – spoke with CALHN — Central Adelaide Local Health Network’s Research Pulse Podcast on the topic.
We learn:
why post-surgery complications are on the rise
how a clinical approach known as Advanced Recovery Room Care (ARRC) is reducing complications by 50%.
About the research
Professor Ludbrook is Professor of Anaesthesia at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and University of Adelaide.
Click here to read the published research on Advanced Recovery Room Care.
