El amor en los tiempos del colera
On a Friday afternoon, on call, I received a call from another hospital: A 42 year old asylum seeker from Africa. Wife and two pre school children left behind. A symptomatic subacute Type A dissection in the context of previous kidney transplant, immunosuppression and acute pneumonia. A virus pandemic framing everything. The perfect storm? Not …. Read More
Unheard immunity
‘Its a sheer egocentricity. But that’s the way it gets done. You can’t hesitate, you’ve got to go straight in, firmly, confidently. And hope it turns out alright’. George Daniels on precision watch making. Decision making is arguably the hardest part in cardiac surgery. Taking the right action at the right time can make the …. Read More