Thomas King

Runner, Twitter amateur. All views are my own.

[Benjamin Bloch @Bloch_ortho]

The poster for our Delphi consensus study on wound closure at #BASK2024 - also published in @JArthroplasty - https://t.co/7WaPhYmInC

[BOA @BritOrthopaedic]

Can you help improve patient care? The PRESS (Prevention of Surgical Site Infection) is an international, multiple specialty survey examining current practices in the prevention of surgical site infection. Surgeons are invited to complete the survey here: https://t.co/NjVJRbrPDm

[BOA @BritOrthopaedic]

School students getting an early introduction to the world of Trauma and Orthopaedics at # BOAAC23! @depuysynthes
@britishhip
@boat_uk
#orthotwitter

[Thomas King @tomaskingishere]

@BritOrthopaedic @DePuySynthes @BritishHip @boat_uk A big thank you to all - this was an incredibly fun and inspiring session today with such engaged future surgeons! 🪡 🦴 #suturED #BOAAC2023 @BritOrthopaedic @bota_uk @JNJMedTechUKI @Ethicon

[BOA @BritOrthopaedic]

Last day to visit the #BOAAC23 Exhibition! #orthotwitter

[Benjamin Bloch @Bloch_ortho]

We’ve had a great 2 days at the inaugural Nottingham Revision Knee Meeting - thank you to the team at @DePuySynthes @JNJMedTechUKI for running & supporting it along with @Ethicon. A great mix of lectures, case discussions, sawbones and VR!

@orthodoc_berber @NottsHipKnee

[Peter Haken @peterhaken]

Hi Lisa, love designing this newsletter for the Maternity depart at OUH, very fulfilling when positive feedback is sent. #OneTeamOneOUH

[ALASTAIR CAMPBELL @campbellclaret]

Makes you think.

[RoyalCollegeObsGyn @RCObsGyn]

98% of pregnant women in hospital with symptomatic COVID-19 are unvaccinated – vaccination in pregnancy is safe and is the best way of protecting pregnant women and their babies from the virus. (1/2)

[alexandre afonso @alexandreafonso]

This is extraordinary.

[Wound Infection Awareness @WoundInfectionA]

We’ve created lots of fun campaign accessories that you can use when posting photos of the activities you are doing to help support International Stop Wound Infection Day. Download here: https://t.co/tEb3TQ7fnR #stopwoundinfectionday, #SWID, #WhatsLurkingbeneath

[Thomas King @tomaskingishere]

Looking forward to another great presentation from @JBNewmanKnees. Join to hear about #STRATAFIX & #DERMABONDPRINEO #orthopaedicsurgery

[Yorkshire Knee Clinic (YKC) @yorkskneeclinic]

Tomorrow, Jim Newman (@JBNewmanKnees) will be presenting the @BritOrthopaedic webinar on modern strategies for wound closure in orthopaedics.

[Thomas King @tomaskingishere]

Looking forward to tuning in!!

[Lisa Butcher @lisabutcher9]

I’ll be joining Giles Bond-Smith, @DocGilesSmith on 6/10 at 6pm for a conversation on the challenges of #SurgicalSiteInfection, the options available to reduce risks & improve patients’ outcomes. Please register to join the conversation https://t.co/8oYe2oc5qY

[Luke Farrow @docfarrow]

Our new research out today - looking at influence of Covid-19 on the rates of opioid prescribing in those awaiting hip/knee arthroplasty. Further support for need clear “elective” surgery backlog and find new ways to manage pain for those on wait list https://t.co/ymb11kc80K

[Javad Parvizi MD FRCS @ParviziJavad]

This is a terrible truth, even worth than expected.

We should continue to do our best to provide better care to our patients

[Thomas King @tomaskingishere]

@RichDAdams You’re married now, surely you can do what you want ?🙈🙈🙈 💍 ✋🏻

[Journal of Hospital Infection @jhieditor]

Hospital infections cost NHS Scotland £46m a year: BBC report featuring research from @JacquiSReilly @SHIPGCU published in the JHI this month.

https://t.co/4PnqHu7MA0

[Thomas King @tomaskingishere]

Standardised multilayered watertight closure reduces surgical site complications #orthotwitter #TKA #TJA #SURGERY #MedED #MedTwitter #MyCompany #coatedsutures #stratafix #prineo #plussutures

[Arthroplasty Today @ArthroToday]

#OrthoTwitter, what is your preferred closure method for #TJA? Check out this systematic review below. @DrLeeRubin @BoneDocMMD @AlexisGaskin32 @JennaBernstein7 @kimtuckinAZ @AAHKS

https://t.co/zArkbvCFiE

[Thomas King @tomaskingishere]

Great news! Summary of MTG:
1.1Adopting Plus Sutures as part of a bundle of care for
preventing SSI in the NHS for surg procedure when abs sutures are an appt. option.
1.2Plus Sutures is a cost-saving compared with non-triclosan abs sutures by an average of £13.62 per patient

[NICE @NICEComms]

NICE has today published Medical Technologies Guidance which recommends the adoption of absorbable stitches with antibacterial protection for use on the NHS.

Find out more: https://t.co/as7mj6frBO

[NHS @NHSuk]

Have you ordered your free Covid-19 tests yet? They show results within 30 minutes and also show you’re doing what you can to protect others