Andy Skovsen

MD, FEBS EmSurg. Trauma & Acute Care Surgery. Critical Care. Surgical research.

[Andy Skovsen @apskovsen]

@EzraTeitelbaum @mj_pucci @amber_shada @EricKnauerMD @DissanaikeMD @htjacks 1) Preparation is key
2) “Slow is fast”! Speed comes from precision, not the other way around!
3) Good surgeons know when to operate, better surgeons know how to operate, great surgeons know when not to operate.

[Karl Mehta @karlmehta]

This is Demis Hassabis.

He’s Google's DeepMind CEO, who’s studied AI for 30+ years.

In his new interview with 60 Minutes, he revealed mind-blowing facts about health & AI that 99% of people wouldn’t know.

Here are my top 8 takeaways: 🧵
(No. 6 will shock you)

[Andy Skovsen @apskovsen]

@topknife “Breast, endocrine, general, and vascular surgeons were coded as non-GI specialists”… no wonder they found a difference in emergency laparotomies, but it speaks to the way emergency cases are managed very broadly in the UK? @wannabehawkeye thoughts?

[Andy Skovsen @apskovsen]

@ross_prager Always made me wonder where the surgeons were, when “Surviving Sepsis” campaign(s) were rolling. Extremely sparse recommendations on the need for source control! #SoMe4Surgery #emergencysurgery #surgery #sepsis

[Andy Skovsen @apskovsen]

@wannabehawkeye @asgbi @ACPGBI @escp_tweets @JakobBurcharth @EMERGECph BTW, @wannabehawkeye if you want to discuss pitfalls, don’t be a stranger!

[Andy Skovsen @apskovsen]

@wannabehawkeye @asgbi @ACPGBI @escp_tweets Running an RCT in Denmark! Randomizing between early (day 2) and “late” (day 5) PN. #EATERS #EATERStrial #emergencysurgery @JakobBurcharth @EMERGECph

[Andy Skovsen @apskovsen]

@rbarbosa91 @MigsRunner Used “a” fish in South Africa. It wasn’t single use, was thicker, shaped like a fish, worked great. Want to find that product again!

[Andy Skovsen @apskovsen]

@Neil_J_Smart @wannabehawkeye Gotcha! Then not really. Maybe we should make one!

[Matt Lee @wannabehawkeye]

Thanks to @BJSurgery for invitation to contribute to 'Acute threat to life' series with an overview of
#sbo, written with @josiewalshaw1 (SBO-ACTION) & @HenryG_Smith (DASBO).

Hopefully useful revision material for junior colleagues!

#some4surgery

https://t.co/XDxxTvLI6K

[Andy Skovsen @apskovsen]

@PipeCabreraV Most drains are NOT indicated - they need to know that and the selected few cases, where it is.

[Andy Skovsen @apskovsen]

@rbarbosa91 @EricKnauerMD @EzraTeitelbaum @DouglasAdlerMD @mj_pucci @MBosleyMD @cutitoutPODCAS1 @amber_shada @JRTriggs @AhsunR T-tubes are still being made and distributed (Europe).

[Andy Skovsen @apskovsen]

@EricKnauerMD @rbarbosa91 @VNikolian @CPark_MD @ericpaulimd @SAGES_Updates @RScott571 @TWorrest @mj_pucci … and a (WHO) surgical checklist pre-incision

[Andy Skovsen @apskovsen]

@EricKnauerMD @rbarbosa91 @VNikolian @CPark_MD @ericpaulimd @SAGES_Updates @RScott571 @TWorrest @mj_pucci No, just mark near surgical site with an X and initials.

[Andy Skovsen @apskovsen]

@EricKnauerMD @rbarbosa91 @CPark_MD @VNikolian @FilipinoSurgeon @RScott571 @Mike_TruittMD @SAGES_Updates @MISIRG1 @Cirbosque @EdLinEmory @ericpaulimd Full feeding immediately postop. No drains. Lap repair can sometimes be discharged on day 2.

[Andy Skovsen @apskovsen]

@jakobmelgaard Jeg ser ikke lige behovet?

[Andy Skovsen @apskovsen]

@ericpaulimd Thanks for providing a cheat sheet! I was worried about passing my next e-learning on hand washing! 😂😜

[Andy Skovsen @apskovsen]

@rbarbosa91 @elliotthaut @estesonline Technical skills aren’t very easy to evaluate objectively. See this study for instance: https://t.co/J0KVTGBsnE

[Andy Skovsen @apskovsen]

@AndreasLundh2 Jeg kunne ikke få filet mignon serveret da min hustru fødte. Mon @larsgaardhoj også mener, at der på sigt skal tages hensyn til det??

[Ville Sallinen @villesallinen]

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