other things amanzi

the thoughts of a surgeon in the notorious province of mpumalanga, south africa. comments on the private and state sector. but mostly my personal journey through surgery.

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

surgical principle number 3: all bleeding stops

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this is not originally my principle, but it is so true that it somehow found its way into the surgical principles of bongi. i first saw this...
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Sunday, March 29, 2009

surgical principle number 2: fear nothing but fear itself

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the gist of this principle i have already covered . it has to do with the patient's best chance. if it's you then it really doesn...
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Monday, March 23, 2009

surgical principle number 1: to swear does in fact help

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don't get me wrong, i don't swear at people ( except when they really deserve it ). but sometimes in that critical moment in an oper...
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surgical principles of bongi

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i've always maintained that you should not be allowed to qualify as a doctor without reading the house of god by samuel shem. but that ...
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009

shut up fool

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some of my colleagues used to tell me i needed to learn how to keep my mouth shut. sometimes i just couldn't resist saying something cho...
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Tuesday, March 03, 2009

late night surgery

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sometimes when people hear how little sleep a surgeon sometimes functions on they tend to be surprised. actually it is not a problem if you ...
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

colleagues????

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the more i read this above sick note from a sangoma the more i find in it to appreciate. there are so many subtleties that just make it pric...
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I'm a general surgeon working in the notorious South African province of Mpumalanga.
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