Really important study to understand a really important topic— GUYS, you need to take the survey as well!!!

At Ann Surg editorial board meeting…..Congrats to my *much* better half Erika Rangel for most viewed virtual abstract of 2021! Brigham and Women’s Department of Surgery #BadAssSurgicalWife

Congrats to Shannon Cramm, MD for challenging us to reconsider "uncomplicated" appendicitis and putting the Eastern Pediatric Surgery Network (EPSN) on the map with its first publication! #pedsurg ja.ma/3z8aBkN Shaun Kunisaki, MD, MSc BCH Department of Surgery Mass General Surgery David Hackam

🎩 ‘s off to our superstar Katherine He for demonstrating use of postop abx does not lead to better outcomes! Top trending JAMA Surg article this week! ja.ma/3gFtoMZ. Spread the word for stewardship! BCH Department of Surgery APSA Surgeons PIDS Brigham and Women’s Department of Surgery JAMA Surgery

How does your hospital compare to others in compliance with surgical prophylaxis guidelines? Check out the latest report card now available for all 150 NSQIP-Pediatric hospitals!! Spread the word for stewardship! APSA Surgeons PIDS #antimicrobialstewardship

Be a better surgical antimicrobial steward!! Antibiotic redosing prior to incision is not necessary for most patients with appendicitis. See work from Shannon Cramm, MD in journals.lww.com/annalsofsurger… APSA Surgeons PIDS Mass General Surgery BCH Department of Surgery

BREAKING: Outstanding Shannon Cramm Shawn Rangel plenary talk from EPSN on irrigation in pediatric appendicitis #ASC2023

It’s Saturday night, the work week and ASC are behind us…. What are folks listening to while chilling out? We’ve got temple of I and I from thievery corporation overhead…. 😊

Routine pre-discharge white blood cell count data have poor ability to predict which children with complicated appendicitis will develop organ space infections after discharge, calling into question the clinical utility of this test. journals.lww.com/journalacs/Ful…

Chilling to morcheeba this Friday night…..introduced to this band by the incomparable Sherry Wren while a resident doing a whipple together many moons ago…..

How does your hospital stack up with appropriate use of surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis in children? See UPDATED NSQIP-P SAP report just re-released! APSA Surgeons SHARPS group PIDS SIDP

BREAKING: Use of postop abx does not improve outcomes for gangrenous appendicitis. 🎩 ‘s off to Shannon Cramm, MD and the EPSN for this study! Spread the word for stewardship! BCH Department of Surgery Jason Newland APSA Surgeons PIDS Mass General Surgery JAMA Surgery jamanetwork.com/journals/jamas…

Don’t repair umbilical hernias until 5 years of age! 🎩 ‘s off to Katherine He for leading this multicenter work!!! APSA Surgeons Brigham and Women’s Department of Surgery BCH Department of Surgery jamanetwork.com/journals/jamap…

Fabulous time spent with Lorraine Kelley-Quon, MD, MSHS, FACS, FAAP as our 5th annual Weitzman VP in Health Service Research! Such a great role model for how to leverage one’s passion to build an early and impactful academic career! APSA Surgeons BCH Department of Surgery Children's Hospital LA

Pediatricians: Help prevent UNNECESSARY EARLY SURGERY IN CHILDREN with asymptomatic umbilical hernias by delaying referral for repair until at least 5 years of age!! JAMA Pediatrics AAP Pediatrics JournalofPediatrics The American College of Pediatricians AAFP jamanetwork.com/journals/jamap…

Go Kerri McKie MD MPH presenting to a PACKED #APSA2024 room! Fantastic presentation on her practice changing work with Shawn Rangel “Association of Prophylactic Antibiotic Use with Outcomes in Infants Undergoing Pyloromyotomy” BCH Department of Surgery APSA Surgeons

Need accurate prognostication data for your patients with complicated appendicitis?? 🎩 ‘s off to Kerri McKie MD MPH for demonstrating the gold-standard predictive value of NSQIP-P severity criteria! BCH Department of Surgery APSA Surgeons Brigham and Women’s Department of Surgery JAMA Surgery jamanetwork.com/journals/jamas…

Reminder: Don’t refer or repair asymptomatic umbilical hernias until AT LEAST 5 years of age- they will close! APSA Surgeons American Academy of Pediatrics AAFP publications.aap.org/aapgrandrounds…

Among US surgical residents, pregnancy/parenthood-based mistreatment, obstetric complications, and postpartum depression were associated with female gender, likely driving gendered attrition. ja.ma/3zM9iKG

The latest ACS NSQIP-Pediatric Antibiotic Stewardship Report is now available and includes measure for PCN-allergic patients. Contact your sites SCR to review your hospitals performance! APSA Surgeons SHARPS group PIDS