Alexander Loftus

Surgery Resident, Animal Person | @UHSurgeryres | @Jacobs_Med_UB | @Cornell

[Mike Wach MD @MikeWach_MD]

The work of 200+ experts in peritoneal surface malignancies: Guidelines for the management of patients with Colorectal Peritoneal Metastases 🩺🩻🧑🏻‍⚕️

So proud to be a part of this!

[Alexander Loftus @AlexanderLoftu9]

6000 patients, <3% with favorable neurological outcome in each arm. Surviving out of hospital cardiac arrest is a rare event.

[NEJM @NEJM]

In the PARAMEDIC-3 trial involving adults with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, an intraosseous-first strategy for vascular access did not result in a higher incidence of 30-day survival than an intravenous-first strategy. Full trial results: https://t.co/JaFt5ad8nO

#RESUS24

[Alexander Loftus @AlexanderLoftu9]

For Surgical Interns.

We do not choose antibiotics for cholangitis based the possibility of pseudomonas being present, but upon the clinical severity.

[Brad Spellberg @BradSpellberg]

Hence my Antibiotic Stewardship for the 21st Century Lecture: slides

[Alexander Loftus @AlexanderLoftu9]

Could this same study be done with the surgical treatment of cancer, or do we need to keep waiting for long term data to be available.

[JAMA Surgery @JAMASurgery]

Long-term operative recurrence was higher for patients undergoing robotic-assisted ventral hernia repair compared to laparoscopic or open approaches. https://t.co/2PYGYDQVLV

[Mehrdad Zarei @MehrdadZarei15]

So excited to share the recent publication from our lab, @Winterlab8, IDH1 inhibition potentiates chemotherapy efficacy in pancreatic cancer.
@CR_AACR @caseccc @UH_RE_Institute @UHSurgeryRes @UHSurgOncology @UHhospitals @PanCAN
https://t.co/dA2pHjqo5g

[Lee M. Ocuin MD, FACS @TheNotoriousHPB]

@AlexanderLoftu9 presenting our work on cost and resource utilization of our extended antibiotic pathway on CR-POPF after Whipples in patients at elevated risk. Fewer reinterventions and predicted $16K in savings! X-POPF RCT accruing! #AHPBA2024 @Seanpcleary @UHSurgeryRes

[Lee M. Ocuin MD, FACS @TheNotoriousHPB]

More great work from @MElshamiMD in @SurgOncInsight analyzing textbook oncologic outcomes, pancreatectomy type, and treatment sequence. @AmmoriJohn @HalletJulie @ZhiVenFongMD @skmaithel @michael_lidsky @DrMikeCavnar @DrCNClarke @isteaus @timpawlik

https://t.co/vlDrdFPNz2

[Alexander Loftus @AlexanderLoftu9]

@washingtonpost There is a paywall, what is the problem?

[UH Surgery Residents @UHSurgeryRes]

Amazing presentation this morning by @AlexanderLoftu9 presenting on the relationship between psychological safety and resident burn out! Such an important topic! Great work Alex! #ASC2024 @AmmoriJohn

[UH Surgery Residents @UHSurgeryRes]

Team UH Surgery at #ASC2024! What a turn out! Amazing job by all!

[Saher Khan @SaherKhanMD]

Congratulations @H_HannahZhao on her presentation on the timing of surgery for tertiary hyperparathyroidism! #ASC2024

[Richard Hoehn @Richard_Hoehn]

Delayed melanoma surgery may impact cancer-specific survival

Great work Susie! @UHSurgOncology @UHRISES @UH_RE_Institute @LukeRothermel @HannaKakish

[Lee M. Ocuin MD, FACS @TheNotoriousHPB]

Excited to see this work @MElshamiMD in press @SurgOncInsight. Check it out! @jj_hue @AlexanderLoftu9 @Richard_Hoehn @AmmoriJohn @JEvaSelfridge @dlbajor @doctorC369 @Amitmahipal79

https://t.co/Ytkugw6V9h

[Richard Hoehn @Richard_Hoehn]

Our recent commentary of the HIPECT4 trial and current evidence for patients with advanced colon cancer

⁦@UHSurgOncology⁩ ⁦@UH_RE_Institute⁩ ⁦@AmmoriJohn⁩ ⁦@LukeRothermel ⁦@JordanMWinterMD⁩ @RonCharlesMD⁩ @doctorc369 https://t.co/HZbPo0sIMr

[Alexander Loftus @AlexanderLoftu9]

“All the world knows that America is a great military power. We need not be diligent in seeking to prove it. We must now show the world our moral power.”

From MLK’s the casualties of the war in Vietnam. Prescient and powerful:

https://t.co/ZRCnCN7aWI

#MLKDay #GrowthOfTheSoul

[Alexander Loftus @AlexanderLoftu9]

“Usually that’s automatic, no call this time”

#Billseagles

[Alexander Loftus @AlexanderLoftu9]

Announcers:
“That’s clearly a horse collar tackle”

Refs:
“intentional grounding and loss of down”

[Alexander Loftus @AlexanderLoftu9]

Uncalled Hit to helmet of defenseless receiver plus DPI to end the drive
#Makecallsonbothteams

[Alexander Loftus @AlexanderLoftu9]

@Bingmer I’ve tried to break the cycle of yelling at the TV using twitter.

They also called an off screen holding on the bills during a commercial break.

[Alexander Loftus @AlexanderLoftu9]

#BillsEagles that’s not a hold