MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure' source. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:57:45 +0100 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2008/08/back-to-work.html Back to Work.... While posting will be light until I take boards in September, I hope to start up again on a semi-regular basis. At least blogger still works. (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1676894 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1676894 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2007/12/i-received-100-credits-on-sci-fi-sounds.html I received 100 credits on The Sci Fi Sounds QuizHow much of a Sci-Fi geek are you? Take the Sci-Fi Movie Quiz canon s5 is (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1115008 Mon, 24 Dec 2007 05:00:00 +0100 1115008 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2007/11/future-of-surgery-xii.html The Future of Surgery XII...... From the November 14th edition of The Journal of the American Medical Association comes an article penned by Dr. Josef Fischer titled The Impending Disappearance of the General Surgeon. To begin: In the United States, approximately 1000 general surgeons complete their residency training each year. These surgeons have completed 4 years of medical school and 5 (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1039978 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:00:00 +0100 1039978 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2007/11/georgia-24-kentucky-13-for-second.html Georgia 24 Kentucky 13 For the second straight week the Bulldogs' performance was directly poroprtional to the volume of beer Dr. Parker consumed. Next week: No beer for sale at Grant Field, however... (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1036794 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 05:00:00 +0100 1036794 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2007/11/80-hour-work-week-revisited.html 80-Hour Work Week Revisited..... Going "back to school" as it were has placed me squarely in the sights of the 80 hour limitations. My program director maintains a firm line, based largely on a wrist-slapping by the RRC. I am regularly kicked out of the hospital post-call by about 11:00. While I find that enjoyable on some occasions, there is a downside to it. They are, IMHO, and in no particular (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1019303 Sun, 11 Nov 2007 05:00:00 +0100 1019303 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2007/11/georgia-45-auburn-20-as-great-thespian.html Georgia 45 Auburn 20 As the great thespian Wesley Snipes in puts forth in the cinematic classic Passenger 57: "Always bet on black" Loved the look. A classic from 1996: Real surgical posts coming soon. (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1018768 Sat, 10 Nov 2007 05:00:00 +0100 1018768 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2007/11/fellowship.html Fellowship... So what's the deal? Well seveal things, the summer was extraordinaly busy with adjusting to the program and the reading that has been involved, so I didn't have much time to post. I am having trouble getting good PACS images for TFTTS and TFTOR. And my "muse" or whatever had left me. I would think, "Wow this story would make a good post!", but I could not muster up the (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=999415 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:00:00 +0100 999415 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2007/10/georgia-42-florida-30-things-that-will.html Georgia 42 Florida 30 The things that will get one writing again. Great game and I learned that there is at least one other physician blogger who roots for the Dogs. Fellowship has been fun for the most part, more on that later. (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=991688 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 04:00:00 +0100 991688 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2007/05/i-am-still-alive.html I am Still Alive.... But I have been very busy with preparing for talks, taking call, and preparing for my fellowship which starts in July. Blogging will probably be light after that too. Given the recent events surrounding Flea and the Fat Doctor, there has been a alot of discussion about what has come to be known as "Black Wednesday". Readers of my blog know that I post a great deal of pictures (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=622785 Fri, 18 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 622785 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2007/03/slow-your-ass-down.html Slow Your Ass Down..... The Georgia General Assembly meets for 40 days each year. The 30th day is "crossover day". That is, to be considered for passage into law, a bill must clear one chamber by that day. The remainder will be shelved until next year. The so-called "super-speeder" bill SB 125 passed. The key provision is as follows: (b) In addition to any other fines or penalties imposed by any (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=511718 Fri, 30 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 511718 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2007/03/buy-him-one-too.html Buy Him One Too...... No actual photographs, but a CT that will leave you astounded. 70-ish with a failed hernia repair about 12 years ago. Comes in after a week of nausea and vomiting. Severly dehydrated. CT obtained: Nothing too unusual so far..... Yellow circle around a fascial defect.... What does the yellow line point to? (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=507889 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 507889 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2007/03/grand-rounds-vol-iii-no_27.html Grand Rounds Vol III No.27... Hosted this week at Medviews. (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=505101 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 505101 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2007/03/you-keep-using-that-word.html You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means....... A commenter to this post takes issue with my description of EMTALA as an "unfunded mandate". Doctor, Respectfully, you don't know what you're tal(k)ing about. EMTALA is not an unfunded mandate. It only applies to hospitals that accept medicare/medicaid. Don't like the federal rules, don't take federal money. Let's (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=500254 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 500254 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2007/03/unfair-and-unbalanced.html Unfair and Unbalanced...... Be warned, an ill rant follows. While no serious threat to tort reform is forthcoming from the Georgia General Assembly this year, some small efforts are being made. An article in today's Macon Telegraph tells the plight of one who is thought to be a "victim" of tort reform: State senators try to retool immunity to ER docs: Families like the Fretwells seem to be (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=488539 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 488539 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2007/03/grand-rounds-vol-iii-no.html Grand Rounds Vol III, No. 26 Visit Dr. Blackman for this week's best of the medical blogosphere. (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=483987 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 483987 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2007/03/match-stats-2007.html Match Stats 2007........ Congratulations and best wishes to fourth year medical students today. The match offers a yearly look at how medical students are "voting with their feet", determining the specialites that have the greatest appeal. According to the NRMP 27944 applicants were vying for 21845 positions, a record number. This years statistics may be found here, on page 4. For surgery: (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=476317 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 476317 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2007/03/leaving-disgusta.html Leaving Disgusta....... The talk of a branch medical campus in Athens has many in Augusta worried. From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:Augusta bristles over talk of a UGA-med school link Augusta —- With its sprawling campus, hundreds of medical students and millions in research dollars, the Medical College of Georgia has long been a jewel for this city east of Atlanta. People in Augusta want (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=472665 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 472665 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2007/03/grand-rounds-vol-ii-no.html Grand Rounds Vol II, No. 25............... Held this week at ScienceRoll. (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=472666 Tue, 13 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 472666 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2007/03/distributing-beans.html Distributing the Beans....... From The Wall Street Journal, a change in how donor kidneys are allocated: More Kidneys For Transplants May Go to Young The nation's organ-transplant network is preparing a major change in how it rations scarce kidneys that would favor young patients over old in an effort to wring more life out of donated organs. The new policy is being developed by the United (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=465419 Sun, 11 Mar 2007 05:00:00 +0100 465419 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2007/03/grand-rounds-vol.html Grand Rounds Vol. 3 #24......... Themeless and seamless this week by GruntDoc. (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=451837 Tue, 06 Mar 2007 05:00:00 +0100 451837 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2007/02/tales-from-operating-room-xi.html Tales from the Operating Room XI........ Alas, my blogging muse had left me for a time, but it has returned. With the kind of post everyone likes.......one with gross pictures!!! A 30-ish lady with diabetes and three week history of abdominal pain. She had seen her family doctor and obtained plain films which were unrevealing. She was also treated for a UTI. Her pain worsened to the point where (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=439267 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 05:00:00 +0100 439267 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2007/01/castro-colon-conjecture.html Castro Colon Conjecture...... A great deal in the news the past few days about Cuban dictator Fidel Castro's recent encounter with his country's socialist utopian medical system. One piece of information making the rounds is that El Jefe himself ruled out a colostomy. Fidel Castro himself told surgeons not to perform a colostomy, opting instead for a course of surgery that produced a complication (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=395885 Wed, 17 Jan 2007 07:00:00 +0100 395885 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2007/01/grand-rounds-vol.html Grand Rounds Vol. III No. 17....... Hosted in a poetic format this week by Six Until Me. (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=395887 Tue, 16 Jan 2007 07:00:00 +0100 395887 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2007/01/georgia-trauma-system-update.html Georgia Trauma System Update..... From Peach Pundit and the Macon Telegraph comes the latest on the funding for the long-overdue state-wide trauma system. Some advice: slow down. The push is on to find new sources of revenue to improve the state's trauma network, and it may lead to big new fines for speeders. Gov. Sonny Perdue has announced a plan to tack on "additional, substantial fines" for (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=395886 Tue, 16 Jan 2007 07:00:00 +0100 395886 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2007/01/expanding-empire.html Expanding the Empire..... From the Journal-Constitution:Athens medical school just what the doc ordered Forty medical school students will begin attending a joint University of Georgia and Medical College of Georgia campus in Athens in 2009, paving the way for a new health science complex at the state's flagship university, UGA president Michael Adams said this week. Adams, who gave a State of (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=395899 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 07:00:00 +0100 395899 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2007/01/more-on-future-of-surgery.html More on the Future of Surgery...... Dr. Schwab has a post about his experience as an acute care surgeon (ACS) or a "surgical hospitalist". I have posted about this several times before (just click on the "future of surgery" tag). Dr. Schwab agrees that the acute care surgeon will have a role to play in the future. How and why? Let us count the ways: 1. The 80-hour work limits have exposed current (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=395888 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 07:00:00 +0100 395888 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2007/01/grand-rounds-vol-3-no.html Grand Rounds Vol 3 No. 16..... Hosted this week by Dr. John LaPuma. His theme is "Food as Medicine". I agree with Allen that there are good ways and bad ways to do "themed" Grand Rounds. The "good" way in my opinion is to take the posts that are submitted and work them into the "theme" that you choose. Examples can be found here, here and my own example here. A "bad" example can be found here. (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=395900 Tue, 09 Jan 2007 07:00:00 +0100 395900 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2007/01/upcoming-con-battle.html The Upcoming CON Battle..... The Georgia General Assembly kicks off today and tort refrom is not the only health-related subject that is up for debate this year. I saw this post from Peach Pundit about the upcoming battle over Certificate of Need (CON) in Georgia a few weks ago and was moved to comment, given the impact that CON will have this year. For those unfamiliar, a CON is a permit that (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=395901 Mon, 08 Jan 2007 07:00:00 +0100 395901 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2007/01/innovative-or-idiotic.html Innovative or Idiotic... Is Dr. Parker ahead of the curve or delusional? Given the results of the match I participated in I myself have questions. Looking at the results from the latest surgery critical care match: 72 programs participated, out of 85 ACGME approved programs. Of these only 33 filled. On the other end 77 submitted rank lists for 136 postions, leaving a match rate of (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=395902 Sat, 06 Jan 2007 07:00:00 +0100 395902 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2006/12/georgia-31-virginia-tech-24-twenty.html Georgia 31 Virginia Tech 24 Twenty. Eight. Unanswered. Points. Great salvage for the season over the past three games, and a great start for 2007 for the Dogs. (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=395892 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 07:00:00 +0100 395892 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2006/12/merry-christmas.html Merry Christmas.... The personal, professional, and unfortunately the medico-legal has kept me away. Hopefully thing will slow down after the new year. Best wishes to you and yours on this special day. From the second chapter of the Gospel of Luke: And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=395903 Mon, 25 Dec 2006 07:00:00 +0100 395903 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2006/11/georgia-15-georgia-tech-12-meetings.html Georgia 15 Georgia Tech 12 Meetings, getting a new computer up and running, and being very busy has kept me from posting up until now. Great game yesterday. There is talk of UGA retiring Reggie Ball's jersey next year. This nugget lifted from The Georgia Sports Blog: (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=395891 Sun, 26 Nov 2006 07:00:00 +0100 395891 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2006/10/georgia-14-florida-21-it-could-have.html Georgia 14 Florida 21 It could have been worse. (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=395904 Mon, 30 Oct 2006 07:00:00 +0100 395904 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2006/10/future-of-surgery-xiii.html The Future of Surgery XIII...... From this month's Annals of Surgery the march of the specialty of "acute care surgery" moves on. An Acute Care Surgery Model Improves Outcomes in Patients With Appendicitis: Objective: To compare outcomes of appendectomy in an Acute Care Surgery (ACS) model to that of a traditional home-call attending surgeon model. Summary Background Data: Acute care surgery ( (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=395898 Wed, 25 Oct 2006 06:00:00 +0100 395898 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2006/10/grand-rounds-vol_24.html Grand Rounds Vol. III No. 5... Held this week at the Health Care Law Blog. (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=395905 Tue, 24 Oct 2006 06:00:00 +0100 395905 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2006/10/future-of-surgery-xii.html The Future of Surgery XII..... With a hat-tip to Kevin here are my two cents worth on what he calls the "softening" of surgical residency. The article from Forbes:'Flex' Training Can Boost Number of Surgeons:Medical students studying surgery often quit before completing their training. Now, a new study suggests that schools that offer part-time and other flexible training options could boost and (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=395897 Mon, 23 Oct 2006 06:00:00 +0100 395897 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2006/10/georgia-27-mississippi-state-24-as.html Georgia 27 Mississippi State 24 As the article points out, we are bowl eligible. But next week in Jacksonville won't be pretty sa it stands. (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=395890 Sun, 22 Oct 2006 06:00:00 +0100 395890 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2006/10/trauma-in-obese.html Trauma in the Obese.... We already know that obesity can be a hindrance in diagnosis. And in this month's Journal of the American College of Surgeons are two papers which discuss how obesity affects outcomes after trauma. The first: Impact of Obesity in the Critically Ill Trauma Patient: A Prospective StudyBackground Obesity has risen at an epidemic rate over the past 20 years in the US. To our (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=395906 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 06:00:00 +0100 395906 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2006/10/tales-from-trauma-service-xvii.html Tales from the Trauma Service XVII..... Patient in a motor-vehicle collision. Rollover with ejection. Flown in and intubated shortly after arrival. Something is here that doesn't belong. From the plates inidcated by the yellow lines we can see that this patient has been a guest of the trauma service before. More images to follow: (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=395893 Wed, 18 Oct 2006 06:00:00 +0100 395893 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2006/10/grand-rounds-vol_17.html Grand Rounds Vol. III No. 4 Hosted this week by Kim at Emergiblog. (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=395907 Tue, 17 Oct 2006 06:00:00 +0100 395907 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2006/10/send-whirlybird-iii.html Send the Whirlybird III.... Catching up on my reading I found this in the June issue of The Journal of Trauma:Helicopter Scene Transport of Trauma Patients with Nonlife-Threatening Injuries: A Meta-Analysis: Background: Helicopters have become a major part of the modern trauma care system and are frequently used to transport patients from the scene of their injury to a trauma center. While early (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=395909 Mon, 16 Oct 2006 06:00:00 +0100 395909 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2006/10/georgia-22-vanderbilt-24-glad-i-didnt.html Georgia 22 Vanderbilt 24 Glad I didn't go to the game yesterday. Complete meltdown as the article indicates. If the Dogs continues as is, the Florida and Auburn games will be bloodbaths. But I'm not as fed up as these guys are. But at least it didn't sink to the level of this (click on video to watch). UPDATE: Here it is with the obnoxious commentary by the (now forner) color commentator for (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=395908 Sun, 15 Oct 2006 06:00:00 +0100 395908 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2006/03/tales-from-operating-room-viii.html Tales From the Operating Room VIII..... Paying back the man for last weeks misdeeds. Many transgressions were made up for by this case, left for me on call by my partner. 30-ish with incarcerated bilateral hernias. Started on the right side. The scrotum was quite large but he had little distance between his internal and external rings, which are demonstrated below: This left (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=395896 Thu, 30 Mar 2006 07:00:00 +0100 395896 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2006/03/practice-makes-perfect-v.html Practice Makes Perfect V ...... From the January 26th issue of the New England Journal of Medicine:A National Evaluation of the Effect of Trauma-Center Care on Mortality. The abstract: Background Hospitals have difficulty justifying the expense of maintaining trauma centers without strong evidence of their effectiveness. To address this gap, we examined differences in mortality between level 1 (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=395895 Wed, 01 Mar 2006 07:00:00 +0100 395895 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2006/01/tales-from-trauma-service-xiv.html Tales From the Trauma Service XIV..... Twenty-ish year old unrestrained driver in MVC. Airlifted from the scene. Intubated with difficulty in the ED. Difficult to oxygenate with a O2 saturation in the 40 to 50 percent range. Here is the CXR: After some vent maneuvers such as increasing PEEP and using pressure control ventilation we are able to raise his saturation to the 70 (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=395894 Fri, 06 Jan 2006 07:00:00 +0100 395894 http://cut-to-cure.blogspot.com/2005/05/future-of-surgery-xi.html The Future of Surgery XI ........ Maria, of intueri, left a comment on this post concerning trauma surgery:"Trauma surgery is one of the neatest fields in medicine. It's sickly fascinating."Or as Dr Yang in Gray's Anatomy puts it:""It's like candy! Only with blood, which is so much better!" But less and less seem to want to eat the blood candy. In an address to the 2004 meeting of the American (Source: A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure) A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=395889 Thu, 05 May 2005 06:00:00 +0100 395889