Essays on anaesthesia, the ICU, and the practice of medicine.
Long-form notes for clinicians, students, and the patients curious enough to read further than the consent form.
- Anaesthesia
12 Sept 2025 · 7 min
What anaesthesia actually does — and why the OR is the safest room in the hospital
A plain-language tour of modern anaesthesia: the monitors, the medications, and the quiet vigilance that keeps a surgical patient unaware, unaffected, and unharmed.
- ICU
21 Aug 2025 · 6 min
The first 24 hours in the ICU: what families should understand
The intensive care unit is loud, technical, and often frightening. A short guide to what is happening, what the numbers mean, and the questions worth asking.
- Surgical Safety
30 Jul 2025 · 5 min
Why the surgical safety checklist still matters
The two-minute pause before incision is one of the most studied interventions in medicine. It is also one of the easiest to perform badly.
- Pain Management
4 Jul 2025 · 6 min
Pain is not weakness: rethinking how we treat acute pain
Undertreated pain has measurable consequences — on recovery, on mental health, on outcomes. A short argument for taking it seriously.
- MBBS Guidance
18 Jun 2025 · 5 min
The advice I give every MBBS student in their first week
Five years is shorter than it sounds. A short letter to the version of myself that walked into a medical college for the first time.
- Residency Life
22 May 2025 · 6 min
Residency as a decade-long skill, not a three-year sprint
The habits formed in residency outlast residency. A note on pacing, judgement, and the long view.
- Women in Medicine
10 Apr 2025 · 5 min
Women in anaesthesia: a quiet revolution worth naming
The composition of the anaesthesia workforce is changing. What that means for training, for departments, and for patients.
- Myth Busting
2 Mar 2025 · 5 min
Five anaesthesia myths it is time to retire
From the fear of not waking up to the idea that spinal anaesthesia causes lifelong back pain — a quiet correction.
- Patient Awareness
14 Feb 2025 · 5 min
Before your surgery: a checklist for patients and families
A short, practical guide to the conversations and preparations that make the day of surgery quieter, safer, and clearer.