SAQ 2023.2

Question 1

Evaluate the use of long-acting opioids in the treatment of acute pain. Pass Rate 51.1%

Question 2

Describe a perioperative pathway for hip replacement surgery with an expected in-hospital length of stay of less than 24 hours. Pass Rate 60.0%

Question 3

Discuss the management of a patient with life-threatening haemorrhage from major pelvic trauma. Pass Rate 63.9%

Question 4

Evaluate the usage of the pulmonary artery catheter in anaesthesia. Pass Rate 62.2%

Question 5

Evaluate the use of each of the following for preoperative cardiac risk stratification:
• plasma biomarkers (chose ONE of natriuretic peptides OR troponin)
• Duke Activity Status Index (DASI) stair-climbing test
• cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX/CPET). Pass Rate 65.0%

Question 6

Outline the treatment strategies for chronic heart failure. Pass Rate 75.5%

Question 7

List the clinical features that suggest a diagnosis of pulmonary embolism under general anaesthesia. (30%) Outline your immediate management of intraoperative pulmonary embolism. (70%) Pass Rate 80.0%

Question 8

Discuss the elements of perioperative management that improve outcomes in patients undergoing emergency laparotomy. Pass Rate 51.7%

Question 9

Outline your preoperative assessment of a 1-year-old patient requiring a ventriculoperitoneal shunt revision. Pass Rate 51.1%

Question 10

Discuss the potential benefits and risks of supranormal oxygen levels in the perioperative setting. Pass Rate 75.0%

Question 11

Outline the sensory innervation of the hip. (30%) Describe one motor-sparing regional anaesthesia technique to provide analgesia to a patient undergoing surgery for a fractured neck of femur. (70%) Pass Rate 71.7%

Question 12

Describe the benefits and limitations of meta-analyses. Pass Rate 28.3%

Question 13

Discuss the perioperative management of a patient undergoing urgent thyroidectomy following failed medical therapy for thyrotoxicosis. Pass Rate 63.3%

Question 14

You have been called to the emergency department to see a patient with a post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage. Discuss your initial assessment and management of this patient (50%). Describe your anaesthesia management for the return to theatre for exploration of haemorrhage (50%). Pass Rate 87.2%

Question 15

Discuss the potential complications associated with hysteroscopy and their anaesthetic management. Pass Rate 21.1%