Gisborne Hospital staff amputated a man’s leg above the knee in 2019 due to sepsis and chronic wounds, but postoperative shortcomings led to Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti (formerly Tairāwhiti DHB) being held in breach of the code for the hospital’s inadequate care
A woman with a severe penicillin allergy died after being injected with Augmentin despite multiple safeguards that included a medical alert necklace and prominent warning notes
PEARLS #731: How effective is paracetamol or NSAIDs, alone or combined, compared with placebo or no treatment, in relieving ear pain in children with acute otitis media?
Specialist GP Nikki Vadgama provides some tips to make your next paediatric eczema consult easier. She includes a review of new guidelines, resources, websites and medications for paediatric eczema management