Grand Rounds Recap 7.12.23

Grand Rounds Recap 7.12.23

Another exciting week of grand rounds with a ton of variety! We started off with Fundamentals of ECMO with Dr. Bonomo, one of our EM/CC faculty, so that we have a better understanding of why and how ECMO works and the data surrounding outcomes, as well as how to facilitate identifying appropriate candidates to allow for cannulation directly from the ED for E-CPR or VV-ECMO. Next, Dr. McDonough helped us practice leading as a listener with a lecture and small groups for this iteration of our longitudinal Leadership Curriculum. We moved into ultrasound GR with Dr. Stolz and discussed many different types of artifact and their clinical utility in our point-of-care practice. We closed out with Macgyver techniques with Dr. Ham and learned his tips and tricks to rocking central lines!

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Ultrasound case of the month - Placement comes first

Ultrasound case of the month - Placement comes first

This month, the Taming the SRU ultrasound team details some of the procedural applications of ultrasound in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, fresh from two of the minds our intern class: Drs. Hamza Ijaz and Chris Zaleky. This combo post will discuss the use of ultrasound to confirm placement of both endotracheal tubes and central venous catheters.

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