Tag cardiothoracic surgery

CME 09/03/17 – Chest Trauma

Here is Louis’ talk on chest trauma. SCGH ED Cardiothoracic Clinical Guidelines: Policy for the insertion of a chest drain by trainees – 05/2015 Blunt Dissection Chest Drain (28Fg) Insertion Pack Chest wall injury (rib fractures) – 01/2015

CME 03/11/16 – Emergency Resuscitative Thoracotomy

Here is Rosie’s talk on emergency resuscitative thoractomy. Resources: An evidence-based approach to patient selection for emergency department thoracotomy: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2015 Jul;79(1):159-73. EAST updated…

CME 05/11/15 – Emergency Resuscitative Thoracotomy

Here is Jeremy’s talk on emergency thoracotomy. Resources: An evidence-based approach to patient selection for emergency department thoracotomy: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2015 Jul;79(1):159-73. EAST updated its…

CME 30/04/15 – Pneumomediastinum

Here is Candice’s talk on the diagnosis and significance of pneumomediastinum (Note: given after a voluntary night shift?!). Resources: Pneumomediastinum images and differential dx from Radiopaedia.org Radiographics.org Spontaneous pneumomediastinum: diagnostic and therapeutic interventions article from the Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery…