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Quick Literature Updates Episode 5
hosted by Dr. Em Tombash & Dr. Ellen Encisco & Dr. Todd Ponsky
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Pectus Carinatum 16 items
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Cost and outcomes of intercostal nerve cryoablation versus thoracic epidural following the Nuss procedure
1 min · Published Oct 2023
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APSA - Is same day discharge possible following the Nuss repair for pectus excavatum - R. Luke Rettig
7 min · Published May 2022
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Six Years of Quality Improvement in Pectus Excavatum Repair: Implementation of Intercostal Nerve Cryoablation and ERAS Protocols for Patients Undergoing Nuss Procedure
51 s · Published Apr 2025
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Long-Term Sensory Function 3 years after Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum with Cryoablation
1 min · Published Jun 2024
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Quick Literature Updates Episode 14
4 min · Published Dec 2023
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Pectus Deformities: Update Course 2015
34 min · Published Nov 2018
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Intestinal Atresia Types Explained: Grossfeld Classification for Pediatric Surgery
1 min · Published Sep 2026
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Derivation and validation of the Pediatric Community-Acquired Pneumonia Severity (PedCAPS) score: A prospective cohort study
50 s · Published Sep 2026
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FETO for Late-Diagnosed Severe Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) at Cincinnati Children's with Dr. Beth Rymeski
4 min · Published Sep 2026
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Severe Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) Case: FETO Management & Unexpected Findings with Dr. Beth Rymeski
3 min · Published Sep 2026
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Fetoscopic Endoluminal Tracheal Occlusion (FETO) Procedure: Step-by-Step Guide with Dr. Beth Rymeski
4 min · Published Sep 2026
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Choledochal Cyst Types Explained: Pediatric Surgery Fundamentals
1 min · Published Sep 2026
What the experts said
Over the past 5 or 10 years there has been a trend toward doing primary anastomosis after bowel section as opposed to a stoma.
Patients with intercostal nerve cryoablation had shorter hospital length of stay than those with thoracic epidural after Ravitch procedure.
Intercostal nerve cryoablation was associated with longer surgical time and increased total OR time compared to epidural.
Intercostal nerve cryoablation was associated with decreased total hospital costs compared to epidural.
About 40% of patients had some sort of major morbidity from a stoma, whether in the creation or the takedown of the stoma.
About 25% of patients that have a stoma creation will have either a high output stoma or they'll have a prolapse.
About 25% of patients in the stoma takedown will have a stricture, a leak, or a hernia at the stoma site.
The study looked at 633 kids receiving massive transfusion protocol: 58 died within the first 24 hours, 78 died after 24 hours, and 575 survived.
There was no statistically significant difference in blood transfusion requirements among the three outcome groups (died within 24h, died after 24h, survived).
The amount of blood transfusion needed isn't linked to patient outcomes in pediatric trauma.
There is no amount of blood transfusion that's futile in pediatric trauma.
The study analyzed 347 patients under 19 years old with renal blunt trauma between 2005 and 2020, of whom 44 had urinary leak.
For trauma patients the mean age is 16, but for urinary leaks the mean age is 13.
The most frequent symptoms at arrival for urinary leak patients are hematuria and fever.
The injury patterns associated with urinary leak were isolated renal trauma, lesion in the upper lateral quadrant, and a grade three or higher injury.