Catherine Keller, MD

Alabama native, Tar Heel bred, Midwest based OB/GYN. Tweets are my own.

[Catherine Keller, MD @CKeller_MD]

Operating rooms account for up to 30% of waste generated by hospitals. This includes large amounts of single use items (gloves, drapes, gowns, instruments) and plastic packaging that is sent to the landfill. Avoid the OR if you can! #JMIGjc @AAGLJMIG

[Bhargavi Dhanireddy @Bhargavidhani]

@MeganLeigh127 @AAGLJMIG @ckeller_md chooses in office procedures whenever she can #JMIGjc @AAGLJMIG

[Megan Hutchcraft MD @MeganLeigh127]

We as #surgeons can impact our institutional culture by educating OR staff about what belongs (and doesn’t!) in the red bags, choosing reusable instruments, and eliminating opening of unnecessary instruments on the field #JMIGjc @AAGLJMIG @Bhargavidhani @CKeller_MD

[Megan Hutchcraft MD @MeganLeigh127]

There is no difference in patient safety / SSI outcomes for patients who have surgery using disposable vs reusable instruments! Our surgical preferences shape healthcare’s environmental impact and cost of care.
#JMIGjc @AAGLJMIG @CKeller_MD @Bhargavidhani
https://t.co/oDr6EiJtlb

[Catherine Keller, MD @CKeller_MD]

This article is a call to action to decrease healthcare’s carbon footprint, especially given the disproportionate effect of climate change on women. "Climate events such as fires, floods, and extreme weather kill more women than men [...]”.

[Catherine Keller, MD @CKeller_MD]

Excited to discuss an article written by my former co-resident @kmschwartz for this month’s JMIG Journal Club with @CarleOb_Gyn!
@bhargavidhani @MeganLeigh127 @AAGLJMIG #JMIGjc #GynTwitter #MIGS #MedTwitter
https://t.co/LLT9xrkcMO

[Bhargavi Dhanireddy @Bhargavidhani]

@AAGLJMIG @MeganLeigh127 @CKeller_MD @CarleOb_Gyn Healthcare institutions are major contributors of green house gas emissions (GHGE) and within them, “operating rooms use 3 to 6 times more energy than the rest of the hospital” #JMIGjc

[Megan Hutchcraft MD @MeganLeigh127]

Did you know global healthcare accounts for more carbon emissions than aviation?! We in healthcare have an opportunity to make a difference for the #environment
🇺🇸 contributes 27% of healthcare emissions (we only 4% of the 🌎)!
#JMIGjc
@Bhargavidhani
@CKeller_MD
@AAGLJMIG

[Catherine Keller, MD @CKeller_MD]

Excited to discuss an article written by my former co-resident @kmschwartz for this month’s JMIG Journal Club with @CarleOb_Gyn!
@bhargavidhani @MeganLeigh127 @AAGLJMIG #JMIGjc #GynTwitter #MIGS #MedTwitter
https://t.co/LLT9xrkcMO

[Megan Hutchcraft MD @MeganLeigh127]

@CKeller_MD @Bhargavidhani @CarleOb_Gyn and I are excited to discuss @dramypark @MigsRunner @louise_p_king @elliottrichards @kmschwartz for today’s #JMIGjc @AAGLJMIG
Follow along with us today!
https://t.co/J4QW4pBAHx

[Catherine Keller, MD @CKeller_MD]

@greenjrnl Excited for our resident #journalclub discussing outpatient cervical ripening! Are we able to safely start inductions at home in the era of #Covid19 ? @CleObGynTracks

[Catherine Keller, MD @CKeller_MD]

Laboring down is associated with a shorter pushing time, but higher risk of chorioamnionitis and low cord pH. More data for a shared decision making conversation with patients and RNs! #evidencebasedmedicine

[AJOG @AJOG_thegray]

Delayed versus immediate pushing in the second stage of labor in women with neuraxial analgesia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials- https://t.co/jBEFfoNENX

[Catherine Keller, MD @CKeller_MD]

Millions of tax dollars are being spent subsidizing the anti-choice movement and limiting access to essential healthcare. #DefundTheProLife https://t.co/2CpJgpDL7o

[SCOTUSblog @SCOTUSblog]

#SCOTUS, by vote of 5-4, strikes down Louisiana law requiring doctors who perform abortions to have right to admit patients at nearby hospitals