Chih King

Neuroscience PhD @ Penn, MD @ Pittsburgh, and anesthesiology residency + fellowships @ BWH. Specializing in Critical Care + OB Anesthesia. Posts are my own view

[Ostap Yarysh @OstapYarysh]

A terrifying photo from #Mariupol, #Ukraine. A pregnant woman is being evacuated after the Russian airstrike at the maternity hospital.

[Chih King @chih_king]

@BrighamAnes @BrighamWomens Fortunate to be able to work with this talented group!

[Chih King @chih_king]

Let's help Hong Kong preserve their freedom and way of life.

[sophia wu @sopizzawho]

My💔once again for HK when China announced that it would impose sweeping national-security laws on HK in response to last year’s prodemocracy protests.The “1country2systems” framework under which HK is governed is officially over.@realDonaldTrump please hear it out!#TrumpSavesHK

[Chih King @chih_king]

Boston hospitals getting ‘game changer’ machine that sterilizes 80,000 protective masks a day https://t.co/Nfrt4ilPXn via @BostonGlobe

[Chih King @chih_king]

Besides all of the preparations that hospitals are already doing for #COVID19 , hospitals must stop performing elective procedures immediately in order to decrease the spread of coronavirus and the demand on our dewindling PPE stores! #FlattenTheCurve

[U.S. Surgeon General @Surgeon_General]

Hospital & healthcare systems, PLEASE CONSIDER STOPPING ELECTIVE PROCEDURES until we can #FlattenTheCurve! 👇🏽

Each elective surgery you do:

1) Brings possible #Coronavirus to your facilities
2) Pulls from PPE stores
3) Taxes personnel who may be needed for #COVIDー19 response

[Reuters @Reuters]

New Zealand says everyone entering country must self-isolate to contain coronavirus https://t.co/cXWSD2yeSH

[Chih King @chih_king]

But if Italy is in an impossible position, the obligation facing the United States is very clear: To arrest the crisis before the impossible becomes necessary.

Cancel everything. Now. https://t.co/MI1OmTMJBZ

[Chih King @chih_king]

How canceled events and self-quarantines save lives, in one chart #COVID19 https://t.co/cxtxzK4g8n via @voxdotcom

[Chih King @chih_king]

Completely agree with the MTA on this post

[MTA @MTA]

What works in stopping the spread of Coronavirus:
1. Wash your hands for at least 20 seconds
2. Cough and sneeze into your elbow
3. Stay home if you're sick

What doesn't work:
1. Racism

[Chih King @chih_king]

As compared to Phenylephrine, Norepi effectively controlled maternal BP after spinal anesthesia for CD while reducing the incidence of bradycardia and reactive hypertension. This correlated to results published by Ngan Kee et al. in 2015.

https://t.co/uDZnZhbu6L

[Chih King @chih_king]

Great review article on the treatment of vasodilatory shock.

[Anesthesia&Analgesia @IARS_Journals]

January 2020 Free Article: Reversal of Vasodilatory Shock: Current Perspectives on Conventional, Rescue, and Emerging Vasoactive Agents for the Treatment of Shock https://t.co/vpOrhq9QNV

[Chih King @chih_king]

Newly published report from UK regarding causes of peripartum maternal death; caring for pregnant women with CV disease continues to be an important challenge for us to address, especially as the age of pregnant patients increases in developed countries.

[MBRRACE UK @mbrrace]

Key findings from the latest @mbrrace maternal report released today. Full report, lay summary and infographic available at https://t.co/iezQJVdjBN

[Chih King @chih_king]

An easy to read review on sepsis and septic shock, written by two BWH intensivists: https://t.co/siQlKOJMlj

[Chih King @chih_king]

Epinephrine Versus Norepinephrine for Cardiogenic Shock After Acute Myocardial Infarction. - PubMed - NCBI https://t.co/ieK96kckyT

[Chih King @chih_king]

Another evidence that IVC diameter assessment unfortunately is not helpful in predicting fluid responsiveness

[Anesthesia&CritCare @AnesthCritCare]

Variation in Inferior Vena Cava diameter in pts ventilated with peep > 5cm H2O and TV < 8 ml/ kg, is a poor predictor of fluid responsiveness, according to meta-analysis. #ICU

[Anesthesia&CritCare @AnesthCritCare]

80 y/o w severe abdominal pain, one year after endoprosthesis stent of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. #POCUS provides an instant diagnosis of contained endoleak to the aneurysmal sac. #ultrasound #ED

[Chih King @chih_king]

Exposure to opioids in the initial postoperative phase is a risk factor for prolonged narcotic use. This article examined a simple and potentially high yield way to help reverse this trend: https://t.co/kOjguQ2J78

[Chih King @chih_king]

A simple stress reduction technique that may help you fall asleep quicker. https://t.co/akElQETKPv

[TIME @TIME]

How to fall asleep in under a minute https://t.co/By11Z2NnTy

[Chih King @chih_king]

@BrighamOBAnes #SOAPAM2018

[Chih King @chih_king]

Official statement (including from AORN) which affirmed that available scientific evidence does not demonstrate any association between the type of hat and SSI rates. In fact, disposable bouffant hat is the least effective barrier to transmission. https://t.co/nNK2Dx2bno