Philbert Van MD FACS

OHSU Trauma/Critical Care, US Army Reserve Surgeon. *Tweets are my own and do not reflect the views of OHSU and/or DoD*

[Philbert Van MD FACS @philvan]

@PaulChapman1954 @TraumaSoapBoxes Everybody poops. Doesn’t matter if you are NPO.

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@olsonplanner (Most) Surgical fellowships start on August 1

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@JungEnjae @OHSUsurgery @ShereneShalhub @OHSUvascular Dr. Ben Chou is a superstar. Best of luck in Oklahoma!

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@RichLesperance @STCHealth Congrats!

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@CaseySeidemanMD Have you tried the bundle packing method? Some people love it- but it looks like too much work to me.

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@OHSUTraumaCtr @OHSUsimulation @OHSUEMres @OHSUNews @JordanWackett @MackenzieCookMD

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@RichLesperance Email and ask directly: “Have you given up on this project?”

[Philbert Van MD FACS @philvan]

@rbarbosa91 Perhaps you should accidentally drop another Ligasure…

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@rbarbosa91 Nice thread - did you compare the “two bars” versus “three bars” energy setting?

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@drymtn

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@AgizouMohammed @DruvBhagavan @EM_RESUS Why not place a chest tube initially and skip the needle decompression?

[Philbert Van MD FACS @philvan]

@RnInfection @thanh_neville @MedicMatt17512 It’s for the situation in which the patient died despite the best efforts of the medical/surgical team.

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@CaseySeidemanMD @WrayCharles @DrJRubenstein @aoglasser @ETSshow Ugh- hate that form. Every year it makes me feel inadequate

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@ArvinGeeMDPhD @rbarbosa91 @drymtn @OHSUsurgery …combined with an audible sigh. 60% of the time, it works every time. #Anchorman

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@arpitdave @jcdelo @bbiebelberg As the IT people say: PICNIC. Problem In Chair, Not In Computer.

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@_NancyMD My credit card was spared…briefly…when the wifi decided to stop working for 12 hours.

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@smstreit @EAST_TRAUMA Ironically…more working space here than at home

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@PeterJosyph @DavidEdmonds100 Why? How does the quality of science I do or medical care I provide have anything to do with what I look like?

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@KATUNews The TBI Bowl

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@TraumaSoapBoxes On the other side of the world in my 7x7’ plywood palace