Postoperative incentive spirometry is a scam

(Hospitals should take all the money they spend on those little spirometers and spend it on early ambulation resources instead!)

OK that went well, I think 😎.

Here are my reading of the sessions:

SESSION 1: UK-REBOA

Most would say REBOA as currently delivered does not have a place in ED phase of care of major trauma patients thought to have non-compressible haemorrhage.

BUT:
? - Does it have a niche…

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Thanks to @eaes_eu and catalin copaescu for a great #SIS2024 winter meeting
- finishing with hands-on #liver #intraoperativeUltrasound course 👉eaes.eu/eaes-wintermee… 👉 surgus.eu 👉surgicaltraininginstitute.com
Alexandru Carâp

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How lucky can you be?
Seeing #hello my name is Ross on stage twice in two years feels like heaven.
SURGICON nailed it. Mansoor Khan we miss you - get ready for 2024.

𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐚 - 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞: 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐚 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐲

Trauma is the surgery of the here and now.

Alexandru Carâp Adam Cifu “If everything else fails, speak with and check out the patient… one more or two more times…” was an exhortation that we learned to live by… not to “please” our mentors but to actually expand the visions of good medical management … and practice

You can spend a lot of time arguing about whether the physical exam remains important or you can spend a single day in clinic and the question is answered.

We've updated our #Ultrasound Phantom Compendium

If you're looking to up your game, why not try one of the many DIY simulators - there's something for everyone

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#POCUS #ultrasoundtraining

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐌𝐃, 𝐌𝐁𝐂𝐡𝐁, 𝐌𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥, 𝐌𝐒𝐜, 𝐅𝐑𝐂𝐒, 𝐑𝐂𝐏𝐒 - 𝐏𝐚𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐲

Meet our new confirmed speaker!

#SURGICON2023 #keynote #speakers

I swear in oncology we over fixate and celebrate things that don’t matter yet we often fail to effectively communicate the reality of the situation to our patients.

In 2024 the EAES annual congress will be held in Maastricht, the Netherlands. Stay tuned for updates and mark your calendars: 11 - 14 June 2024!

#EAES #EAES 2024 #AnnualCongress #Maatricht #MECC

i’m starting to get a bit nihilistic about the minutiae of critical care:

map goal of 60 vs 70?

sat goal of 92 vs 96?

pCO2 of 30 vs 40?

I don’t think it usually matters.

fix the underlying problem and the patient will get better.

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Medical educators have a crucial role in shaping the inevitable integration of AI into the healthcare.

Adam Rodman and I wrote about it in NEJM ⬇️

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One of the things about surgery, like any skill that requires both mental and physical repetitive practice, is that you may not recognize self-improvement because it is so gradual. This is why it's important to get feedback from others who CAN see your improvement before you do.

The Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) remembers Past President Blake Cady, MD. Dr. Cady served as SSO President from 1988–1989 and was a prolific author, teacher and leader in surgical oncology. We send our deepest condolences to the Cady family. ow.ly/38Br50PiZbW