Traumacast

Moderators Dr. Lauren Craugh and Dr. Zaf Qasim join guests Dr. Phil Mason and Dr. Brandon Parker as they discuss the use of ECMO in trauma patients.  They cover the details of both VV and VA ECMO, patient selection, the latest literature and more!! 

Join Drs. Aimee LaRiccia and Melissa Ward as they continue their discussion with guests Drs. Howard Pryor and Erica Hodgeman. In this session, they discuss the management of specific injury patterns in children and how it can differ from the adult population.  

Supplemental Material:  Rauh JL, Neff LP, Forssten MP, Ribeiro MAF Jr, Sarani B, Mohseni S. Contemporary management and outcomes of blunt traumatic American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Organ Injury Scale grades III and IV pancreatic injuries in children: A Trauma Quality Improvement Program analysis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 Sep 1;97(3):365-370. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004270. Epub 2024 Jan 29. PMID: 38282245.

Lamoshi, A., Lay, R., Wakeman, D. et al. Validation of the predictive model for operative intervention after blunt abdominal trauma in children with equivocal computed tomography findings: a multi-institutional study. Pediatr Surg Int 40, 39 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-023-05616-6

In the fourth episode of the Surgical Critical Care Review Series, a unique  collaborative initiative between EAST, AAST, and AAST-AMC, join Dr. Navpreet Dhillon and Dr. Andrea Tsoris with expert guest Dr. Munther Homoud  and fellow guests Drs. Sarada Rao Sheliza Kabani discuss pericardial effusion and dysrhythmias.  Topics covered in this episode: ACLS, supraventricular arrhythmias (AFib), ventricular arrhythmias, conduction abnormalities and cardiac pacemakers, pericardial effusion and tamponade. 

Content Preparation: Dr. Navpreet Dhillon and Dr. Andrea Tsoris
Moderators: Dr. Navpreet Dhillon and Dr. Andrea Tsoris
Expert Guest: Dr. Munther Homoud
Fellows Guests: Dr.  Sarada Rao and Dr. Sheliza Kabani

Join Drs. Aimee LaRiccia and Mellissa Ward as they talk with guests Drs. Howard Pryor and Erica Hodgeman.  They discuss the care of the pediatric trauma patient and the intricacies of resuscitation, damage control and more for the pediatric patient. 

Join Dr. Josh Dilday with the expert Guest Dr. Paul McCarthy, and Fellow Guest Dr. Evelyn Coile. This is the third episode of the Surgical Critical Care Review Series. This is a unique collaborative initiative between EAST, AAST and AAST-AMC During this episode, Renal Failure will be discussed.

Content preparation: Dr. Joshua Dilday and Dr. Mohammed Bawazeer
Moderator: Dr. Joshua Dilday 

Expert Guest: Dr. Paul McCarthy
Fellows Guest: Dr.  Evelyn Coile

Topics covered in this episode:
Clinical assessment of kidney function 
Acute Kidney Injury, and CRRT
Fluid and volume therapy in the ICU
Sodium disorders and water metabolism (SIADH, CSW, DI)

EAST/AAST/AAST-AMC: SCC Review Series - Episode 02
Hepatic Failure

Content preparation/Moderators: Dr. Alex Brito and Dr. Adora Santos
Expert Guest: Dr. Ram Subramanian
Fellows Guest: Dr. Ted Shung and Dr. David Ritter.

Topics covered in this episode:
Portal hypertension 
Hepatorenal and hepatopulmonary syndromes 
Liver transplant
Hepatic encephalopathy and Fulminant Hepatic failure

Supplemental Material: 

https://www.sccm.org/Clinical-Resources/Guidelines/Guidelines/Guidelines-for-the-Management-of-Adult-Acute-and-A

https://www.sccm.org/Clinical-Resources/Guidelines/Guidelines/Guidelines-for-the-Management-of-Liver-Failure-2

EAST/AAST/AAST-AMC: SCC Review Series - Episode 01
Invasive & Non-invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring

Join Dr. Uzer Khan and Dr. Mohammed Bawazeer with the expert Guest Dr. Paula Ferrada and Fellows Guests Dr. Matt Elson and Dr. John Luckoski. This is the first episode of the Surgical Critical Care Review Series. This is a unique collaborative initiative between EAST and AAST. During this episode, hemodynamic monitoring will be discussed. 

Topics covered in this episode:
1. Arterial lines 
2. Central Venous Lines 
3. PA catheters 
4. Capnography 
5. POCUS

Join Drs. Mohammed Bawazeer and Jaswin Sawhney as they talk with guests Drs. Joseph Sakran and Jason Hall. They discuss the acute and elective management of diverticulitis including such topics as antibiotics, the role of laparoscopic lavage, indications for surgery in the acute and elective settings, management of colovesical fistula and the role of acute care surgeons and colorectal surgeons in the management of this disease process.

 Join Dr. Tatiana Cardenas, and Dr. Samantha Tarras as they speak with guests Dr. Taryn Travis and Dr. Mack Drake.  They will discuss the physiology of burn shock, the intricacies of burn resuscitation and the challenges of burn care.  Topics include markers of resuscitation, use of pressors, inhalation injury, infection, discussions with family and more! 

 Join Dr. Tatiana Cardenas and Dr. Mohammed Bawazeer as they talk with guests Dr. Matt Martin and Dr. Andrea Pakula and discuss the role of robotic surgery in the management of hernias by the acute care surgeon.  The discussion covers training in robotics, the role of robotics in emergent and urgent hernia surgery, and various case scenarios involving hernias encountered by acute care surgeons.