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Dr Ian Jackson - please note UK based
Expertise
I am a Consultant Anaesthetist in the UK. My interests include ambulatory or day surgery, obstetric anaesthesia and analgesia, acute pain management (use of epidurals and patient controlled analgesia)anaesthesia for surgery on the airway, orthopaedics and most things except brains and hearts. Interest in prehospital care of trauma and provision of medical cover at motorsport events.
Organizations
European Society of Regional Anaesthesia
British Association of Day Surgery
Obstetric Anaesthetists Association
Association of Anaesthetists
Average Ratings
Recent Reviews from Users
K = Knowledgeability C = Clarity of Response T = Timeliness P = Politeness| User | Date | K | C | T | P | Comments |
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| PAM | 11/23/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | VERY NICE DR. ANSWERED MY QUESTIONS WITH ..... |
| ilana | 11/17/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Great! thanks. Now at last I understand ..... |
| ilana | 11/17/09 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks for the quick and efficient response ..... |
| Marlene | 11/16/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Hi Dr. Jackson, Thank you very much ..... |
| fatima | 11/15/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Resp Doc, Thanks a lot for the ..... |
Recent Answers from Dr Ian Jackson - please note UK based
2009-11-22 POST ANESTHESIA DEPRESSION:
Hi Pam Major surgery takes a lot of recovering from and your body goes into a phase of using up its own muscle mass to help the repairs. 4 Major surgeries in 6 weeks at the age of 62 is a lot for anyone
2009-11-17 spinal epidural during c-section with herniated disc problems:
Not really there is a good background nfo leaflet about spinals available at www.rcoa.ac.uk/index.asp?PageID=69#ysa and the Obstsetric Anaesthetists Association in the UK has a good one about anaesthesia
2009-11-16 Antibiotic?:
I'm sorry to hear about your problems. Cefradine is a cephalosporin antibiotic and so is different from penicillin, however it has some similarities and may be linked to you feeling sick. I can't help
2009-11-15 spinal epidural during c-section with herniated disc problems:
Hi Ilana Now that is a good question. I doubt that anyone has been able to carry out a controlled trial on this which is the classical way in medicine of coming up with the right answer. Hence I am not
2009-11-14 Pain relief:
Hi Debbie Pain is a very complex issue and so can be difficult to manage, this is particularly so if it is linked to direct pressure on nerves. This type of pain is often unresponsive to classical pain
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