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Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection: Diagnosis

admin — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:34:51 +0000

Discussion of what is the difference between a CVC infection and a catheter-related blood stream infection. They are treated differently so it is important to know the difference.

Disaster Planning, Implementation and Recovery

admin — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:23:15 +0000

On this edition of Surgery ICU Rounds, Dr. Jeffrey Guy, Associate Professor of Surgery and Director at the Vanderbilt Regional Burn Center takes up the topic of disaster planning, implementation and recovery. Case in point: hurricane evacuations. One of the foremost experts with first-hand experience joins us: Dr. Norman E. McSwain, Jr., professor and Vice Chairman in the Department of Surgery at Tulane University School of Medicine and attending surgeon at Tulane University Hospital & Clinic. Dr. McSwain has been the Trauma Director for the Level 1 Trauma Center at Charity Hospital in New Orleans for the past 10 years, and he is the Founder and Medical Director for Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) and a police surgeon in the New Orleans Police Department. The New York Times called Dr. McSwain a “Hero of Katrina” following his work at Charity Hospital in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina. Download ( Right Click – “Save as”)

Impact of ATLS in Global Trauma Care

admin — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:42:59 +0000

Host, Dr. Jeffrey Guy, Trauma Surgeon and Director at the Vanderbilt Regional Burn Center talks about the impact of Advanced Trauma Life Support( ATLS) in global trauma care with Will Chapleau, manager of the Advanced Trauma Life Support Program for the American College of Surgeons. They will discuss the impact that ATLS has worldwide, what techniques are changing, touch upon Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) and how military physicians are using ATLS overseas. Download (right click – “save as”)

Fluid Resuscitation

admin — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:00:05 +0000

Host, Dr. Jeffrey Guy, Trauma Surgeon and Director at the Vanderbilt Regional Burn Center talks about changes in fluid & blood resuscitation in the critically ill patient with Dr. Bryan Cotton, specialist in emergency general surgery, trauma surgery and surgical critical care. What are we doing right and what can we do better? And hear about strategy of damage control resuscitation and 1-to-1-to-1 transfusion practices in military combat used now in civilian care. Download (right click – “save as”)