My 38-year-old cousin passed away recently due to Lung Cancer, and a close friend was newly diagnosed with Breast Cancer. It reminded me of what a short and unpredictable life is. Don’t forget to do your yearly check-up and do self-examinations frequently. 1/2

Seems like this is happening many places in the world.

ijms.info/IJMS/article/v… Published another case report on pseudogout. I discussed the pathophysiology and alil bit on the difficulties getting implants for patients of the extreme poor population. #globalsurgery #orthopaedics #pseudogout #chondrocalcinosis

Im on the other side of the OT now. Learning tonnes. #globalsurgery #safeanaesthesia #safesurgery i can see the attraction to this side of things. #perioperative is still bae.

I have tweeted actively at more than 30 conferences during the past 5 years. Here are 5 tips on how to power-tweet through your next conference:

When you put a chest tube for trauma, do you use prophylactic antibiotics? 💥💣🌡️🧨🔥🪓🩸 by EAST ! #SoMe4Surgery Paula Ferrada MD FACS FCCM MAMSE Ron Barbosa MD FACS Julio Mayol Dr Luis Felipe Cabrera Vargas MD FACS MACC MACCVA Steven D Wexner MD, PhD Matthew Martin, MD, FACS, McRIB Bellal Joseph Rhea Liang

🧵regarding the CUT and COAG modes of the device commonly referred to as a 'Bovie' or 'diathermy'. Both of these are misnomers, but you know what I mean. We will go over what CUT and COAG mean, the variations thereof, and assorted other topics. (1/ )

ijms.info/IJMS/article/v… Recently published an orthopaedic case report with a #globalsurgery twist. How the extreme poor in Malaysia is still not being able to get the surgery they need to live a healthy and normal life.

A heavily destroyed joint, with radiographic evidence of osteoarthritis and chondrocalcinosis, should always raise the suspicion of #pseudogout. Yuki Julius, MBBS medico tweets doi.org/10.5195/ijms.2…

📚 Join us for the July Journal Club on July 2nd, 5PM GMT! 🌍 We'll be discussing "Indications, Challenges, and Characteristics of Perioperative Registries in Low Resource Settings: A Systematic Review" 🌐 #GlobalSurgery #GlobalSurgeryJC #AcademicGlobalSurgery #TheFutureOfTheOR

you cant manage what you cant measure.

😱 no need to pay statisticians to interpret results no more. At least the basic ones.

🔥10 surgical randomised controlled trials every surgeon-researcher should read🔥 Variety, methodology, interesting findings, good reading. 10 recent RCTs you should read: 1.

🧵regarding several ways in which you can inadvertently damage the tissues when approximating them with sutures. These are particularly important to recognize when the tissue is thin or fragile, because this is when you may not get away with using sloppy technique. (1/ )

We are grateful to United Nations & UN ECOSOC President for this opportunity, & look forward to working together w members & #Globalsurgery community to close the gap on access to safe, timely & affordable surgical healthcare for all. Thank you to all who made this possible! #TheFutureOfTheOR

doi.org/10.1093/jscr/r… Especially proud of this publication. With 100 hrs/wk(sometimes up to 120hrs) in a hyperbusy clinical environment, I still managed to write this CR & got it out. When doing a boob job, please go to your boob professional. #breastsurgery #GBS #safesurgery