Congrats @MichaelGhioMD! Can’t wait to see you become a leader in trauma. Penn Trauma Center Niels D. Martin, MD, FACS, FCCM Mark Seamon Shariq Raza will be the perfect mentors for you to take the next step.

Creating a new definition of #trauma-induced #coagulopathy using #TEG and ROTEM. TEG abnormalities are associated with mortality and RBC transfusion in a multicenter cohort Shyam Murali @upenntrauma @GomerFOAMer @markseamonmd #PennTrauma #AAST2023 #tegintrauma #surgtwitter

A massive day for UK trauma with the publication in JAMA of two game-changing trauma trials: cryostat2 and UKREBOATrial. Both turning points in how we understand and treat trauma patients. UK-REBOA: jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/… CRYOSTAT-2: jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

Yes, this is why it is so rare….ineffective for this injury/physiology. The often discussed 2010 LAC series: 3/258 EDT organ donors….none of those 3 had cranial GSW #EAST2024

Contraindications for laparoscopy in trauma by Professor Salomone Di Saverio MD PhD FACS FRCS (Eng) ⤵️🔑💥🔪🗣️! #SoMe4Trauma #SoMe4Surgery Paula Ferrada MD FACS FCCM MAMSE Jamie Coleman, MD FACS Matthew Martin, MD, FACS, McRIB Mark Seamon Bellal Joseph Andre Campbell, MD, FACS, FACP, FCCM, MAMSE, FCBC

WTA President Dr Kozar opens the #WTA2024 Meeting with the…of course… WesternTrauma Ski Gavel #FellowshipOfTheSnow

Are you at #WTA2024 and loving it? Or sad you couldn’t make it? Donate to WTF our Western Trauma Foundation!!!! connect.clickandpledge.com/w/Form/76a7a6c… #fellowshipofthesnow

C William Schwab MD has been selected as the recipient of the Distinguished Lifetime Military Contribution Award from American College of Surgeons. The award is in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the field of surgery throughout his longstanding commitment to military service

Great talk to open the panel session on “Writing Winning Papers” by Lucy Zumwinkle Kornblith, MD, FACS at #WTA2024 Yes, we do more than ski at WesternTrauma ! #FellowshipOfTheSnow

Tonight Dr Benjamin Braslow was officially inducted into the Penn Academy of Master Clinicians. The award recognizes exceptional clinicians who consistently exemplify the highest standards of clinical care, teaching, humanism, and professionalism. Congratulations Dr Braslow!

Amy Goldberg is a consummate Expert Surgeon. She gave a spectacular lecture at #aast2024 A nice balance of clinical changes over the decades and the work we all must do to #EndGunViolence to improve #PublicHealth "A Look Back....on the Ever-Changing Practice of Trauma Surgery"

In an agreement signed by Navy Medicine Deputy Surgeon General Rear Adm. Rick Freedman and Kevin Mahoney, Penn Trauma Center launches the second phase of the military-civilian partnership with the U.S. Navy.

It’s been a while friends. Turns out starting up a #trauma program is a time-consuming endeavour. More to come on lessons learned… For now, I’m excited to return to the #podcast. 1st up? TBI series - starting with basics. Thoughts on objectives? #MedTwitter

Survival after pre-hospital resuscitative thoracotomy for traumatic cardiac arrest. What do you think? Bryan Cotton Mark Seamon Matthew Martin, MD, FACS, McRIB Bellal Joseph JAMA Surgery jamanetwork.com/journals/jamas…

What do Poiseuille’s Law and common sense have in common? Leading off for #WTA2025 #Fellowshipofthesnow Abstract #1 Thoracic irrigation using 28f chest tubes reduces the volume of retained hemothorax in swine when compared to 14f pigtail Monica Seadler MCW Department of Surgery, Division of Research

In a stunning twist of fate… Hilar clamping is quicker and more effective than the infamous hilar twist Evaluation of emergency pulmonary hilar control for lethal traumatic injury in a swine model #WTA2025 #Fellowshipofthesnow Abstract #2, Jonathan B Livezey MD

Turns out we do have a crystal ball— RibScore predicts adverse pulmonary outcomes after SSRF Adverse pulmonary outcomes after surgical stabilization of rib fractures using RibScore #WTA2025 #Fellowshipofthesnow Abstract #3 Nicolle Barmettler University of Nebraska General Surgery Residency Zachary Mitchel Bauman

If TXA doesn't reduce brain bleed size, why does it improve TBI outcomes? TXA reduces cytotoxic complement activation, D-dimer and plasmin activity Tranexamic acid reduces systemic complement activation in traumatic brain injury patients #WTA2025 #Fellowshipofthesnow Abstract

Not many surgery meetings where you can have lunch on a glacier and then explore the ice caves. WesternTrauma again for the win! #WTA2025 #FellowshipOfTheSnow