Why Routine Surgeries minor or major Become Deadly by 2028 and the Success Rate drop to 90% so Majority of patients may not return home

Why Routine Surgeries minor or major Become Deadly by 2028 and the Success Rate drop to 90% so Majority of patients may not return home

From Dr Kadiyali Srivatsa - The Priest of Patient Centerd Care by Kadiyali Srivatsa

June 6, 2026 · 21 min · Season 32026 · Episode 109

About this episode

The episode discusses the looming threat of antimicrobial resistance and its potential impact on routine surgeries by 2028.

All safety net. I mean, if you get an infection, you take a pill, and the infection goes away. It's reliable and straightforward. Yeah. Humanity has relied on this safety net for nearly a century now. But considering the intelligence we're uncovering today, that safety net isn't just fraying — it's actively unraveling. So, welcome to today's deep dive. We're examining a silent global tsunami that threatens to make routine medical procedures deadly within just a few years. And we really need to emphasise why this matters to you, the listener. Because this isn't some distant, theoretical sci-fi scenario. No, this will fundamentally influence how you, your family, and your community access healthcare very soon. It truly is a massive paradigm shift. We're talking about antimicrobial resistance, or AMR. To better understand this, we're looking at a wide range of information. Today, we have global health forecasts from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, the IHME, alongside peer-reviewed data from The Lancet. We're also examining the Belgian government's newly launched One Health National Action Plan for 2026 to 2030 to understand the macro-level defence. For micro-level…

People in this episode

Host: Kadiyali Srivatsa

Topics covered

  • antimicrobial resistance
  • healthcare access
  • routine surgeries
  • global health forecasts
  • AI in healthcare
  • patient safety

Keywords

  • antimicrobial resistance
  • healthcare
  • routine surgeries
  • AI diagnostics
  • global health
  • safety net
  • infection

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, The Lancet, Belgian government, Doctor Maya

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